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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mystery Perfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mystery Perfect!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perfect misses with an uppercut.
Perfect displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuchar throws out the jab.
Perfect uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuchar.
Perfect throws a counter combo.
Kuchar looks to throw the jab but Perfect is out of range.
Kuchar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuchar looks to throw the jab but Perfect is out of range.
Perfect appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perfect ducks under a wild hook from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws the left hand but Perfect avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Perfect misses the target.
Kuchar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perfect sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuchar misses with a left hand
and Perfect counters with a good low kick that Kuchar was not able to check.
Kuchar tries to land a leg kick but Perfect saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuchar misses with a shot to the body
and Perfect counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuchar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuchar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perfect.
Kuchar lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuchar misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuchar misses the target.
Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perfect.
Perfect ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perfect.
Perfect moves away from the strike by Kuchar.
Perfect lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuchar's sensitive parts.
Kuchar misses with a left hand
and Perfect counters with a nice leg kick.
Kuchar tries a head kick but it misses.
Perfect throws a leg kick but Kuchar moved away.
Perfect takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Perfect throws a leg kick which misses Kuchar's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuchar tries to avoid it.
Kuchar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perfect scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuchar tries to close the distance and clinch but Perfect swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perfect throws a low kick but Kuchar avoids it.
Kuchar misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuchar blocking some punches.
Perfect working hard to break the clinch.
Perfect scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuchar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuchar tries to land knees in the clinch but Perfect avoids the damage to the body.
Perfect breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Perfect.
Perfect bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perfect on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perfect throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perfect throws a wild body kick that Kuchar sees coming a mile off.
Perfect moves out of range as Kuchar throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuchar.
Perfect uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuchar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuchar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuchar, right into the meat.
A big left from Perfect misses.
Kuchar loads up on a big right hand but Perfect slips the punch.
Kuchar misses with a low kick.
Kuchar blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuchar instigates a clinch.
Perfect is trying to break free.
Perfect changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kuchar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big right from Kuchar misses.
Perfect tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Perfect blocks a head kick by Kuchar.
Perfect pushes Kuchar up against the cage in a clinch.
Perfect blocks an elbow strike.
Kuchar tries to work over Perfect's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuchar can't find room to land a body shot as Perfect controls the action.
Perfect working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar blocks a body shot from Perfect.
Kuchar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perfect blocks an elbow strike from Kuchar.
Perfect lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perfect is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuchar is defending well.
Kuchar working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Kuchar - that landed with a thud.
Kuchar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perfect is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuchar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matt Kuchar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mystery Perfect.
Kuchar lands a nice elbow.
Kuchar misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuchar tries a body shot but Perfect blocks it.
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perfect is trying to force a seperation but Kuchar has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kuchar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuchar misses with a looping right.
Perfect feints a counter leg kick.
Kuchar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perfect is able to avoid easily.
Kuchar throws a leg kick but Perfect moved away.
Perfect takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matt Kuchar is winning the standup battle so far.
Perfect has managed to clinch.
Perfect tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perfect misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perfect is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuchar lands with a light punch inside.
Perfect turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kuchar can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Perfect seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Perfect has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuchar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perfect's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kuchar is looking to control Perfect's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuchar avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perfect lands with a punch from half guard.
Kuchar wants to improve his position but Perfect is controlling well.
Kuchar wants to control but Perfect is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kuchar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perfect is keen to just control but Kuchar is a slippery customer.
Kuchar trying to hold on to Perfect's head to control him but Perfect postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perfect is looking to advance position but Kuchar won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuchar taking some punishment here, with Perfect in his half guard.
Kuchar trying to control here.
Kuchar wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Perfect is looking to take a break and control but Kuchar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuchar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perfect slips a jab and a cross from Kuchar.
Perfect rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kuchar counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuchar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Kuchar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuchar looks to land a right hand but Perfect moved out of range.
A jab from Kuchar misses.
Perfect uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuchar.
Perfect connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuchar connects with a leg kick. Perfect looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perfect throws the kick towards the body but Kuchar avoids it.
Kuchar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perfect just manages to avoid it.
Perfect moves out of range of the body kick from Kuchar.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut.
Perfect turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perfect throws a front kick aimed at Kuchar's knee but Kuchar avoids it well.
Perfect chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuchar can pounce on him.
Perfect ducks under a wild hook from Kuchar.
Kuchar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuchar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuchar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perfect can do to turn this around?
Perfect tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuchar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar doesn't manage to clinch there - Perfect circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perfect tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuchar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Perfect as he checks the leg kick.
Perfect connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuchar punishes Perfect's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuchar throws a sloppy head kick and Perfect moves out of range easily.
Kuchar looks to land a combination but Perfect avoids it well.
Kuchar misses with a hook. Perfect ducked under it nicely.
Perfect scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Kuchar.
Perfect bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuchar scores with a hook to the body. Perfect takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuchar throws a sloppy head kick and Perfect moves out of range easily.
Perfect is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kuchar cracks Perfect with an open hand slap.
Kuchar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perfect is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kuchar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kuchar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuchar throws a sloppy head kick and Perfect moves out of range easily.
Perfect keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuchar.
Perfect misses with a body shot.
Perfect throws a low kick, looking for Kuchar's leg but Kuchar calmly moves out of range.
Perfect bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perfect misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Perfect.
Kuchar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Perfect avoids it.
A big left from Kuchar misses.
Kuchar tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perfect looks to land a right hand but Kuchar moved out of range.
Kuchar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kuchar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A cross from Kuchar lands.
Kuchar throws a front kick aimed at Perfect's knee but Perfect avoids it well.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar misses with a kick to the body.
Perfect flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuchar steps away.
Perfect with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perfect connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perfect lunges at Kuchar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuchar's hand.
Kuchar connects with a single shot there.
Kuchar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matt Kuchar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuchar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuchar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perfect connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuchar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perfect connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Perfect tenderised Kuchar's leg. Kuchar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perfect lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuchar moves into the clinch.
Perfect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perfect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuchar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuchar letting Perfect take a breather here.
Perfect looking for a takedown.
Perfect avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuchar.
Kuchar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perfect throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perfect softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuchar tries a body shot but Perfect blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perfect.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuchar.
Perfect swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Perfect uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Matt Kuchar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mystery Perfect.
Perfect blocks an uppercut.
Perfect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perfect works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Perfect with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perfect wants to control from the top but Kuchar keeps moving.
Perfect stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuchar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perfect stopping the sweep attempt from Kuchar.
Mystery Perfect has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar is trying to keep Perfect in close.
Perfect throwing strikes but missing.
Perfect loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuchar is on top in guard.
Kuchar trying to control the position from guard on top but Perfect is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mystery Perfect has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perfect is trying to keep Kuchar in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mystery Perfect.
I think Kuchar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kuchar!
A very excited looking Matt Kuchar 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.
The defeated Mystery Perfect had this to say: 'The fight was too easy and boring, and since my opponent looked like he really wanted the W, I thought I'd put on a show and give him the W.The line's getting longer. Better get back to pleasing them single and taken ladies before they go crazy'.
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hype
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