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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 164 p4p, 116 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 25 p4p, 20 weight class). Maurits Assndrop is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Matikainen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Assndrop eats them both and turns towards Matikainen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
A nice leg kick from Assndrop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop 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.
Assndrop throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assndrop.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Matikainen avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Matikainen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Assndrop. That snapped Matikainen's head back.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
Matikainen misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Assndrop moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Assndrop takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Matikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Assndrop checks it well.
Assndrop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matikainen lunges at Assndrop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Assndrop's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Nice jab there from Assndrop.
Matikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Assndrop is out of range.
Matikainen checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Matikainen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matikainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen misses with a looping left.
Assndrop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Assndrop scores with a hook.
Assndrop moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Assndrop misses with a straight right.
Matikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assndrop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen cracks Assndrop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matikainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop tries to score with a low kick but Matikainen moves his leg out of the way.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matikainen needs to keep his hands up - Assndrop had a free shot at his head there.
Assndrop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Assndrop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matikainen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Assndrop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assndrop. Matikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Matikainen.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Matikainen throws a shot to the body.
Assndrop scores with the left hand. Matikainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Matikainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop throws a lazy uppercut
letting Matikainen counter with a right hand.
Assndrop has Matikainen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assndrop takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Matikainen.
Assndrop scores with a shoulder strike.
Assndrop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assndrop is trying to pull guard but Matikainen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Matikainen can't find room to land a body shot as Assndrop controls the action.
Assndrop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Assndrop fails to land.
Matikainen lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Matikainen.
Assndrop misses with the head strike.
Assndrop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Assndrop.
Assndrop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matikainen walks away with a smile on his face. Assndrop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matikainen 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assndrop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Assndrop moved away.
Assndrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matikainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Assndrop just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Matikainen thuds a left hand into Assndrop's body.
Assndrop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Assndrop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matikainen is out of range.
Assndrop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assndrop swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Assndrop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matikainen throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Matikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Matikainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop ducks right into an uppercut from Matikainen.
Nice uppercut there from Matikainen.
Matikainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Assndrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Assndrop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Matikainen cracks Assndrop with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assndrop misses the jab.
Matikainen loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
Assndrop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matikainen with a body shot.
Matikainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Assndrop tenderised Matikainen's leg. Matikainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Matikainen moved out of range nicely.
Assndrop tries to clinch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop cracks Matikainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assndrop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assndrop misses with a body shot.
Assndrop throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Matikainen misses
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matikainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matikainen thows a leg kick but Assndrop checks it
and Assndrop counters with a stiff right hand.
Matikainen takes a swing at Assndrop's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Matikainen catches Assndrop right on the button with a cross.
Assndrop digs a good hook to Matikainen's body.
Matikainen scores with a spinning back kick!
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matikainen throws out the jab.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut
enabling Assndrop to counter with a crisp jab.
Matikainen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop is looking to chop away at Matikainen's legs.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Assndrop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Assndrop misses its intended target.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Matikainen off balance momentarily.
DaMatti Matikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Assndrop wants to slow Matikainen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a looping left.
Assndrop gets a clinch.
Assndrop misses with a punch on the inside.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
Assndrop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Assndrop misses with a straight right.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
Assndrop lands a right hook to the body.
Matikainen scores with a leg kick.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matikainen with a body shot.
Assndrop moves out of range as Matikainen strikes.
Assndrop appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
Assndrop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matikainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assndrop blocks a head kick by Matikainen.
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop throws a lazy right hand but Matikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matikainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assndrop tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Matikainen counter with a right hand.
Matikainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
Matikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Assndrop checks it well.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Matikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Matikainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Assndrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matikainen can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Assndrop lunges at Matikainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matikainen's hand.
A low kick from Matikainen is predictable there
and Assndrop counters with a nice leg kick.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assndrop doesn't manage to clinch there - Matikainen circles away.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matikainen punishes Assndrop's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Assndrop misses its intended target.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a looping left.
Matikainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop checks a leg kick.
Matikainen throws out a loose jab but Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen scores with a hook to the body. Assndrop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Assndrop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matikainen - the referee stops the clock and Assndrop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matikainen. Assndrop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Assndrop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Assndrop throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maurits Assndrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Assndrop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matikainen throws a right hand that misses
and Assndrop counters with a nice uppercut.
Matikainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Matikainen.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop counters with a straight right hand.
Matikainen scores with a nice head shot.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a straight right.
Matikainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matikainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assndrop slips under a jab.
Assndrop only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
Matikainen throws a series of punches but Assndrop avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Matikainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Assndrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matikainen misses the jab.
Matikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Assndrop avoids the head kick by Matikainen.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matikainen tests Assndrop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Matikainen defending well as Assndrop loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assndrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Assndrop off the cage and back into range.
Assndrop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matikainen's head backwards.
Matikainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Matikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Matikainen slips under a jab from Assndrop.
Jab by Assndrop.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Assndrop throws an overhand right that lands on Matikainen's shoulder, as Matikainen tries to avoid the shot.
Matikainen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Assndrop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assndrop. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a double jab.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Matikainen tried to counter with a leg kick but Assndrop avoided it.
Assndrop dodges the punch combination from Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Matikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assndrop stuns Matikainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Matikainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assndrop circles away quickly and effectively.
Assndrop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Assndrop doesn't manage to clinch there - Matikainen circles away.
Matikainen moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Matikainen misses the target.
Matikainen cracks Assndrop with an open hand slap.
Matikainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Assndrop.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Assndrop.
Matikainen connects with a right hand. Assndrop shakes it off.
Matikainen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matikainen thuds a left hand into Assndrop's body.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matikainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Matikainen didn't see that one coming.
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Matikainen lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Assndrop misses
and Matikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen swinging wildly here.
Assndrop wants to clinch up but Matikainen keeps it at a distance.
Matikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matikainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assndrop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matikainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Matikainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Matikainen there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen gets tackled into the cage by Assndrop. Assndrop maintains the clinch.
Assndrop lands a shot to the body.
Assndrop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
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 DaMatti Matikainen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matikainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
During a confident post fight interview, DaMatti Matikainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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