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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 442 p4p, 50 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 517 p4p, 62 weight class). Fuujin comes to the cage accompanied by a lot of Asian swag in this young man. Matus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crow Spirit. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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175 cm
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148 lbs
30 - 15 - 4 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuujin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Matus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matus scores with a spinning back kick!
Fuujin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fuujin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matus's head backwards.
Fuujin misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matus throws a wild body kick that Fuujin sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Fuujin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Fuujin throws a chopping leg kick but Matus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Matus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fuujin moves out of range as Matus strikes.
Fuujin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matus closes the distance and clinches.
Matus misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuujin manages to pull guard.
Fuujin wants to sweep but no luck.
Matus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin 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.
Fuujin trying to control the position here.
Fuujin is looking for a triangle but Matus pushes his legs off easily.
Matus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Fuujin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matus is stalling in the full guard.
Fuujin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuujin misses the target.
Fuujin catches Matus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matus defending well as Fuujin loads up on a big left hand.
Fuujin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuujin.
A little jabbing left from Matus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kazuka Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuujin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matus cracks Fuujin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Fuujin.
A little jabbing left from Matus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fuujin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fuujin lands a slapping body shot.
Fuujin slips under a jab.
Fuujin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Matus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fuujin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matus, right into the meat.
Matus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuujin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matus gets caught flat footed, as Fuujin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus has Fuujin pulled in close to control his posture.
Fuujin preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus keeping full guard, as Fuujin tries to pass.
Matus seems keen to control Fuujin's posture.
Fuujin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matus is looking to sweep but instead, Fuujin has passed into half guard.
Fuujin wants to control but Matus is keeping him busy.
Fuujin is working for a kimura but Matus is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kazuka Fuujin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matus swings for the body but Fuujin moves out of range.
Matus moves out of range of the leg kick from Fuujin.
Fuujin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuujin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot by Fuujin.
Matus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fuujin cracks Matus with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuujin misses the target.
Fuujin slips under a jab.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuujin is just out of range.
Fuujin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuujin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuujin. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fuujin throws a looping overhand right but Matus ducks down to avoid it.
Matus connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus lands with a right hand.
Matus lands a nice looking body shot.
Kazuka Fuujin is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuujin misses the target.
Matus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matus misses with a straight left.
Fuujin moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
Fuujin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fuujin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matus moves out of range of the leg kick from Fuujin.
Fuujin swings widly with a right hand
and Matus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuujin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuujin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matus avoids it really well and circles away.
Fuujin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
And Matus responds with a good body kick, but Fuujin manages to step out the way in time.
Matus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fuujin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matus. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus moves out of range of the body kick.
Don Juan Matus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matus scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus throws a leg kick but Fuujin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fuujin blocks a jab.
Matus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuujin misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a stiff right hand.
Matus blocks a low kick nicely.
Fuujin missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuujin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matus's sensitive parts.
Matus defending well as Fuujin loads up on a big left hand.
Fuujin throws a low kick but Matus avoids it.
Fuujin looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuujin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin avoids a kick to the body.
Fuujin swings for the body but Matus moves out of range.
Matus misses with a straight left.
Fuujin throws a wild body kick that Matus sees coming a mile off.
Fuujin misses with a low kick.
Fuujin misses with a body shot.
Fuujin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuujin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuujin scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuujin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
Matus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuujin. That did some damage!
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Good work by Fuujin as he checks the leg kick.
Fuujin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuujin. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuujin. Fuujin obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuujin moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuujin throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuujin throws an overhand right that lands on Matus's shoulder, as Matus tries to avoid the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matus.
Fuujin throws a series of punches but Matus avoids them all with ease.
Matus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fuujin looks for a takedown but Matus sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuka Fuujin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuujin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fuujin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matus jabs at Fuujin's body.
Fuujin misses with a series of wild punches.
Matus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Crunch! Fuujin slams his shin into Matus's torso.
Fuujin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matus.
Fuujin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Fuujin misses.
Fuujin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuujin looks to land a combination but Matus avoids it well.
Fuujin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fuujin is looking to score with low kicks.
Fuujin throws a looping overhand right but Matus ducks down to avoid it.
Matus thumps Fuujin with a low kick.
Fuujin throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
Matus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuujin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus connects with a leg kick. Fuujin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuujin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuujin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuujin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuujin.
Matus throws a hook but Fuujin avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Fuujin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matus connects with an inside leg kick.
Fuujin blocks a jab.
Fuujin throws a leg kick
and Matus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Matus backs away, Fuujin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fuujin misses the shot to the body.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuujin avoids a kick to the body.
Matus lands a nice hook to Fuujin's body. Fuujin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuujin lands a nice looking body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fuujin, as that shot connected.
Fuujin looks to throw the jab but Matus is out of range.
Matus looks for the body kick but Fuujin saw that one coming.
Fuujin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matus circles away.
Fuujin dips to his left and cracks Matus with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matus. Fuujin shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuujin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matus dips to his left and cracks Fuujin with an uppercut!
Matus is looking to slow Fuujin down with leg kicks.
Fuujin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fuujin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus slips a jab and a cross from Fuujin.
Donk. Matus catches Fuujin right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Fuujin misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuujin.
Fuujin misses with a looping right.
A big left from Fuujin misses.
Fuujin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fuujin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fuujin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fuujin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuujin.
Fuujin misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuujin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus cracks Fuujin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fuujin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Fuujin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus flicks out a counter leg kick but Fuujin steps away.
Nice defenses there by Fuujin.
Fuujin throws a wild body kick that Matus sees coming a mile off.
Fuujin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuujin.
Matus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fuujin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Fuujin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Matus.
An inside leg kick lands from Matus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a nice looking combination but Matus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuujin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuujin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fuujin is looking to counter punch.
Matus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Good leg kick by Matus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matus throws a jab when Fuujin was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuujin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Fuujin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matus checks the leg kick.
A jab from Matus misses.
Fuujin scores with a nice right hand.
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 Kazuka Fuujin.
I think Fuujin 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kazuka Fuujin!
Kazuka Fuujin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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