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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fehu - Wardruna. Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music. Don Juan Matus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabian Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus defending well as Hoi loads up on a big left hand.
Matus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Hoi misses.
Matus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crunch! Matus slams his shin into Hoi's torso.
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.
Some wild striking there from Matus.
Hoi is looking to counter punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoi.
Hoi connects with a looping right hand.
Matus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoi tries to land a leg kick but Matus saw it coming and moves away.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoi misses with a straight right.
Matus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fabian Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Hoi misses with a straight right.
Hoi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matus if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoi throws a leg kick but Matus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Matus misses
and Hoi counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matus.
Donk. Matus catches Hoi right on the button with a cross.
Hoi throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Matus throws a hook but Hoi blocks it.
Hoi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Matus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoi connects with a leg kick. Matus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hoi tries to land a leg kick but Matus saw it coming and moves away.
Matus takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Hoi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoi scores with a nice right hand.
Good work by Matus as he checks the leg kick.
Hoi throws a leg kick which misses Matus's front leg but catches the back leg as Matus tries to avoid it.
Matus checks a low kick from Hoi.
Hoi thuds a left hand into Matus's body.
Matus misses with a few strikes there.
And Hoi counters with a quick kick to the body but Matus blocks it.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoi.
Matus fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoi checks the leg kick.
That kick from Hoi tenderised Matus's leg. Matus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matus scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus throws a lazy right hand but Hoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus scores with a jab to the head.
Matus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoi under the eye.
Hoi throws a right hand that misses
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoi jabs Matus right on the nose. Matus blinks but takes it well.
Hoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Matus throws a push kick but Hoi slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
Hoi tried to counter with a leg kick but Matus avoided it.
Matus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Hoi is looking to counter punch.
Matus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Hoi jabs Matus right on the nose. Matus blinks but takes it well.
That kick from Hoi tenderised Matus's leg. Matus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoi. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoi, right into the meat.
Hoi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matus, right into the meat.
Matus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoi misses with a hook
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
Matus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matus has time to react.
Hoi looks to throw a body kick
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Hoi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoi. That's going to slow Matus down.
Matus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
Hoi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fabian Hoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Matus wants to land a leg kick but Hoi is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Matus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoi doesn't seem phased though.
Matus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoi is looking to slow Matus down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Hoi.
Matus checks a leg kick nicely.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoi.
Hoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matus can do to turn this around?
Hoi throws a head kick but Matus moves out of range.
Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matus's calf.
Hoi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus blocks a leg kick.
Hoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
Hoi lands a leg kick that knocks Matus off balance momentarily.
Hoi misses with a wild body shot.
Matus wants to counter with a clinch but Hoi pushes him away.
Matus misses with a left hand
and Hoi counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoi.
Hoi blocks a jab.
Hoi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hoi counters with a leg kick.
Hoi throws a looping overhand right but Matus ducks down to avoid it.
Matus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matus.
Matus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hoi with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi slips a jab from Matus.
Hoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matus throws a shot to the body.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Hoi moved out of range.
Hoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matus.
Hoi scores with a jab. Matus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Hoi.
Matus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoi scores with the left hand. Matus knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matus. Matus obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus thuds his shin into the meat of Hoi's side.
A big right from Hoi misses.
Hoi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hoi looks for the body kick but Matus saw that one coming.
Matus scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matus doesn't seem bothered though.
Matus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoi jabs at Matus's body.
Hoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matus.
Hoi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Matus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hoi has got the better of the exchanges.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoi looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
Hoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Hoi is predictable there
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hoi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hoi misses with a straight left.
Matus tries a quick counter leg kick but Hoi is wise to it.
Matus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hoi throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Matus throws out a counter right but Hoi avoids it with no problem.
Hoi misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoi misses with a wild body shot.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus misses with a head kick.
Hoi checks a low kick from Matus.
Hoi misses with an uppercut.
Matus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Hoi throwing a counter right hand but Matus manages to avoid it.
Hoi looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus throws a front kick aimed at Hoi's knee but Hoi avoids it well.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Hoi moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Hoi dominated that second round.
That's time! Hoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Matus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matus misses with a wild body shot.
Hoi looks to throw a body kick
and Matus counters with a left to the body.
Matus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoi thows a body kick. Matus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matus takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hoi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus 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.
Matus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoi throws a head kick but Matus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Hoi's head but Hoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hoi wants to land a leg kick but Matus is out of range.
Matus throws a wild body kick that Hoi sees coming a mile off.
Matus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hoi.
Hoi misses with a body kick.
Hoi tries to score with a low kick but Matus moves his leg out of the way.
Matus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matus misses with a leg kick.
Matus dips to his left and cracks Hoi with an uppercut!
Matus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoi misses with a looping right.
Hoi misses with the body kick
enabling Matus to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoi missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoi moves away from the strike by Matus.
Don Juan Matus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi lands a leg kick that knocks Matus off balance momentarily.
Matus closes the distance and pushes Hoi back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Hoi.
Hoi has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Matus trying to land knees to the body.
Hoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoi managing to block the knees to the body from Matus.
Matus tries to work over Hoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matus misses with a knee to the head.
Hoi working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Hoi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Matus.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matus is working Hoi over against the cage.
Hoi managing to block the knees to the body from Matus.
Matus has Hoi pressed against the cage, preventing Hoi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoi tries to work over Matus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Hoi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoi.
Matus tries to work over Hoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
Hoi lands a shot to the body.
Matus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoi is defending well for now.
Matus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoi.
A short right from Hoi on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hoi.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matus misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoi.
Hoi presses Matus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoi.
Hoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoi thows a body kick. Matus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoi.
Matus dodges the punch combination from Hoi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoi.
Fabian Hoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matus misses with an uppercut
and Hoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoi connects with a body shot that sends Matus's belly button to the back.
Matus throws a lazy body kick
and Hoi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi tries to land a front kick but Matus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matus swings for the body but Hoi moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Hoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoi 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Hoi!
Fabian Hoi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm so glad I didn't end up with Dinooo!'.
The defeated Don Juan Matus had this to say: 'Ha ha ha ha ha!! We will meet again.'.
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energy
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hype
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