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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yung Hung Dong (ranked 540 p4p, 653 weight class) and Usko Matonen (ranked 34 p4p, 42 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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17 - 11 - 2 |
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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong checks it well.
Dong avoids the head kick by Matonen.
Matonen scores with a body shot.
Dong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dong tries a head kick but it misses.
Dong misses with a wild body shot.
Matonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matonen with a nice calf kick.
Yung Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matonen throws a leg kick which misses Dong's front leg but catches the back leg as Dong tries to avoid it.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matonen lands with a cross.
Dong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Matonen.
Jab, jab by Matonen - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Matonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Matonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dong scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Dong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen throws a hook but Dong blocks it.
Matonen lands with a kick to the temple. Dong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matonen can pounce on him.
Dong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matonen misses with a double jab.
Dong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matonen 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.
Dong slips under a jab from Matonen.
Dong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Matonen blocks the body kick.
Dong scores with a leg kick.
Matonen misses with a low kick.
Dong jabs Matonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dong looks to score with a jab to the body but Matonen is just out of range.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong throws a push kick but Matonen slaps the foot to one side.
Dong looks to land a body kick but Matonen moved away.
Dong looks to throw the jab but Matonen is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Matonen.
Matonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Matonen avoids a kick to the body.
Dong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matonen on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Matonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matonen wants to clinch.
Dong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick from Matonen lands but Dong takes it in his stride.
Dong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matonen.
A jab lands there for Dong.
Nice uppercut lands for Matonen. That snapped Dong's head back.
A swing and a miss from Dong.
Dong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matonen.
Dong throws a wild body kick that Matonen sees coming a mile off.
Dong moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen tries to keep at a distance but Dong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matonen is trying to break free.
Dong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dong blocks a body shot from Matonen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong.
Matonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen misses with a straight left.
Dong throws a quick counter kick to the body but Matonen avoids it.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Matonen throws a low kick but Dong avoids it.
Matonen blocks the body kick.
Dong connects with a single shot there.
Dong cracks Matonen with a good jab.
Dong throws a hook but Matonen blocks it.
Matonen 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.
Good leg kick by Matonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matonen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matonen.
Dong scoring well with a low kick there.
Matonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dong misses with a looping right.
Matonen ducks right into an uppercut from Dong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matonen.
Dong is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matonen.
Dong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Matonen tenderised Dong's leg. Dong is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Usko Matonen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dong scoring well with a low kick there.
Dong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Matonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dong.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matonen throws a leg kick but Dong moved away.
Dong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matonen instigates a clinch.
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Matonen misses.
Dong moves out of range as Matonen strikes.
Matonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matonen throws a series of punches but Dong avoids them all with ease.
Dong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matonen walks into a jab.
Matonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Matonen slips the punch.
Matonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matonen slips under a jab.
Dong backing away here, and Matonen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Matonen.
Dong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matonen closes the distance and clinches.
Dong working aggressively here.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Matonen avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Matonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dong with a nice calf kick.
Matonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matonen misses with a head kick.
Dong lands a really nice looking cross but Matonen seems unphased.
Dong rushes Matonen and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matonen.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matonen's elbow.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matonen blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Dong as the two fighters clinch.
Dong lands a body punch.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong gets through Matonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yung Hung Dong is winning the standup battle so far.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Matonen takes one to the chin there.
Matonen misses with a leg kick.
Matonen throws a solid leg kick but Dong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matonen.
Dong jabs Matonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dong avoids the head kick by Matonen.
Dong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matonen tries to score with a low kick but Dong moves his leg out of the way.
Matonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Matonen.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong misses the target.
Matonen is looking to clinch.
Matonen misses with a body shot.
Dong lands the left hand.
Matonen rushes Dong and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dong controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matonen.
Dong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matonen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matonen.
Matonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dong as the two fighters clinch.
Matonen misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Dong scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dong.
Matonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dong.
Dong tries a body shot but Matonen blocks it.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matonen is trying to break the clinch but Dong has him pressed against the cage.
Matonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen throws a head punch that misses.
Dong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matonen.
Matonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dong won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Dong.
Dong has Matonen pressed against the cage, preventing Matonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Dong on the inside.
A short uppercut from Matonen.
Matonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dong is keeping busy.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dong lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Matonen has had enough of the clinch but Dong keeps him there for the moment.
Dong prevents Matonen from breaking the clinch.
Matonen lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yung Hung Dong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Matonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looks like Dong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dong throws the left hand but Matonen avoids the punch easily.
Dong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matonen. That did some damage!
Dong lands a really nice looking cross but Matonen seems unphased.
No joy there for Matonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Dong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matonen misses with a body kick.
Dong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong throws a jab when Matonen was well out of range.
Dong backing away here, and Matonen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matonen checks a low kick from Dong.
Matonen lunges at Dong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dong's hand.
Dong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matonen scores with a jab. Dong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy body kick from Dong
and Matonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Matonen missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matonen. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen blocks a leg kick.
Matonen slips a jab from Dong.
Matonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Dong steps away.
Matonen looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Matonen looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Dong checks a low kick from Matonen.
Matonen moves out of range as Dong throws a body kick.
Matonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matonen looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong misses with a hook. Matonen ducked under it nicely.
Matonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Matonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Dong.
Matonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Matonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Matonen misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong misses the target.
Matonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matonen misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
Dong looks to score with a jab to the body but Matonen is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matonen misses the shot to the body.
Matonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matonen under the eye.
Dong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Dong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dong moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMatonen.
Matonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Matonen lands a body shot.
Dong throws a wild body kick that Matonen sees coming a mile off.
Matonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dong.
Matonen lands with a cross.
Dong pushes Matonen away with a front kick.
Dong lands with an overhand left.
Matonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Dong is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong checks a low kick from Matonen.
Dong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matonen throws a front kick aimed at Dong's knee but Dong avoids it well.
Dong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dong catches Matonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Dong lands with a right hand.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Matonen moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Matonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dong misses with a looping left.
Dong throws a leg kick that misses.
Dong throws a hook to the side of Matonen's head but Matonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matonen throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong misses the target.
Matonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong checks it well.
Matonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dong moves out of range as Matonen strikes.
Matonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dong finds it's way round the side to connect with Matonen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Matonen missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong connects with a single shot there.
Matonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong scores with the left hand. Matonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Matonen checks a leg kick nicely.
Dong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong.
Matonen tries to clinch but Dong moves out of range.
Matonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Dong should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong is looking to land body kicks.
Matonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matonen ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Matonen connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yung Hung Dong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dong 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yung Hung Dong!
Yung Hung Dong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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