QFC Tournament 194 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ob Ma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ob Ma has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ma
vs
Ortiz

150 cm
18
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ob Ma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Ma could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ma shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ma is defended easily by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Ma smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ortiz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ma's head backwards.
Ortiz scores with a one two! Ma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Ma drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ma with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ma drops back looking for a leg! Ortiz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ortiz manages to kick Ma off! Ma jumps back into Ortiz's guard.
Ma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ma preventing the sweep.
Ma throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ma wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz controlling Ma's posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. David Ortiz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ma is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ortiz's waist but Ortiz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ma off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ob Ma. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.
Ortiz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ma tries for a takedown but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ma looks for a takedown but Ortiz sprawls well.
Ma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ortiz cracks Ma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz works Ma's body with a nice hook.
Ortiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ortiz digs a good hook to Ma's body.
Decent striking displayed by Ortiz there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz digs a good body shot into Ma's ribs.
Ortiz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ma shoots in looking for a takedown but Ortiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ortiz sprawls well. Ortiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ma gets slowly back to his feet.
Ma swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ob Ma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ortiz finds it's way round the side to connect with Ma's head.
Ortiz thuds his right hand into Ma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice combination there by Ortiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ma or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz which made him look bad.
Ortiz cracks Ma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ma is breathing heavily.
Ma fails with a takedown attempt.
Ma dives in and grabs Ortiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes down on Ma's head and hops out.
Ortiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Ortiz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ortiz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ma moves forwards but Ortiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Ortiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ortiz lands with an overhand left.
Ma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ma is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ortiz lands with a slapping head kick.
Ma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ortiz is fending him off so far but Ma persists. Nope, Ortiz circles away and we're back to standing.
Ortiz lands with a kick to the temple. Ma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ma shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ob Ma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ma tries to clinch up.
Ma throws a sloppy body shot
and Ortiz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortiz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz lands a head kick!
Ortiz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ma eats them both and turns towards Ortiz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ma.
Ma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
Ma moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Ortiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ortiz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ortiz - that will leave a mark!

Ortiz gets caught napping as Ma dives in and scores a takedown. Ortiz manages to retain guard.
Ma stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ma stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.

Ma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Ma from controlling successfully.
Ma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ortiz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ma puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Ma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ma in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ortiz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ma!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ob Ma!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warren Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helder Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren Rasmussen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rasmussen
vs
Dias

179 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Warren Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helder Dias!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rasmussen throws a combination. Dias tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dias throws a sloppy body shot
and Rasmussen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dias's knee momentarily.
Dias tries to clinch but Rasmussen moves out of range.

Dias takes the fight into the clinch.
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dias content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasmussen.
Rasmussen working hard to break the clinch.
Rasmussen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasmussen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias scores with a shoulder strike.
Rasmussen working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Dias to work.
Rasmussen is trying to force a seperation but Dias has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias stalling in the clinch.
Rasmussen is trying to maintain a safe position but Dias gets an underhook and turns Rasmussen into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dias.
The crowd are getting on Dias's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Helder Dias.

Dias fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rasmussen, pushing him back against the cage.
Dias has Rasmussen pressed against the cage.
Rasmussen prevents a body shot from Dias.
Dias pushes Rasmussen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dias content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasmussen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dias.
Dias lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rasmussen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias stalling.
Dias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rasmussen or not.
Dias slowing the pace effectively.
Rasmussen working aggressively here.
Dias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias scores with a shoulder strike.
Dias lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasmussen backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Dias.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Helder Dias.
Dias throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rasmussen counters with a good low kick that Dias was not able to check.
Rasmussen lands with an overhand left.
Dias moves in looking to clinch but Rasmussen pushes him off.
Rasmussen fakes the leg kick and cracks Dias in the body.
Dias looks winded!
Dias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rasmussen lands a big head kick that sends Dias tumbling to the mat! Rasmussen takes a step backwards and waves Dias back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dias is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias glances at the clock... BAM! Rasmussen nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Dias crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Dias is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Warren Rasmussen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Tickel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Riley
vs
Tickel

180 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Tickel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tickel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riley circles away quickly and effectively.
Tickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Tickel swinging wildly here.
Tickel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Donald Riley has been cut.
Riley takes one to the chin there.
Tickel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tickel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Riley is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tickel connects with a combination that backs up Riley into the cage. Tickel lands a flurry of punches that gets past Riley's guard. Riley is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Tickel bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Tickel!
After winning the bout, Will Tickel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Magaloque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon Matthews will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Magaloque
vs
Matthews

177 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Unlocker Potential Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Magaloque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magaloque shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matthews tries to roll over but Magaloque keeps him under control.
Matthews keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matthews wants to control but Magaloque is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magaloque controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gordon Matthews hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Magaloque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matthews thuds a left hand into Magaloque's body.

Magaloque closes the distance and clinches.
Matthews lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Matthews.
Matthews lands a nice uppercut.
Matthews lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magaloque or not.
Magaloque is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Matthews.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Matthews.

It looks like Vitor Magaloque has been cut.
Matthews scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Matthews.
A right handed body shot lands from Matthews.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Matthews scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matthews lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matthews scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
Matthews lands an uppercut.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magaloque tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matthews lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matthews working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matthews lands with a light punch inside.
Matthews working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Matthews.
Matthews looking to slow down the pace here.
Matthews lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matthews creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matthews pushes Magaloque back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matthews lands an uppercut.
Matthews stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magaloque's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matthews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthews is trying to maintain a safe position but Magaloque gets an underhook and turns Matthews into the cage.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matthews lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Matthews.
Matthews pushes Magaloque back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Matthews.
Matthews lands a left hand.
Matthews looking to stall.
Matthews is leaning against Magaloque and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matthews scores with a shot to the side of Magaloque's head.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike.
Matthews is leaning against Magaloque and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews scores with a hook to the body.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Magaloque's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Matthews misses.

Magaloque shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matthews's guard.
Magaloque will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matthews trying to keep a closed guard but Magaloque is proving a slippery customer.
Matthews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Magaloque decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Matthews, up you get!
Matthews tries to clinch there but Magaloque circles away.
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magaloque slips a jab and a cross from Matthews.
Gordon Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but Magaloque is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Magaloque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthews dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Matthews does it's job there.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Magaloque moved out of range nicely.
Magaloque will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on Magaloque's shoulder, as Magaloque tries to avoid the shot.
Matthews scores with a decent looking hook.
Matthews scores with a punch to the head.
Gordon Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Magaloque or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews which made him look bad.
Nice defenses there by Magaloque.
Matthews tests Magaloque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magaloque takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Magaloque pushes him off.
Magaloque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on Magaloque's shoulder, as Magaloque tries to avoid the shot.
Magaloque takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Magaloque circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews works the jab nicely.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthews lands a jab to Magaloque's midsection.
Magaloque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but Magaloque is just out of range.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthews tries to clinch but Magaloque is having none of it.
Magaloque's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matthews connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magaloque scrambles back to his feet.

Vitor Magaloque's cut is getting worse.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magaloque paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaloque shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matthews as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Magaloque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matthews throws a jab but it's blocked by Magaloque.
Matthews tries to clinch but Magaloque moves out of range.
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Magaloque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magaloque ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Matthews stuns Magaloque with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matthews connects with a jab.
Matthews lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands a glancing blow to the side of Magaloque's head.
Matthews wants to clinch.
Matthews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthews stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magaloque's head.
Matthews works over Magaloque's head and body with a nice combination.
Magaloque shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Magaloque keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magaloque circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Magaloque's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Matthews misses with a straight right.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Magaloque or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews which made him look bad.
Matthews stuffs the takedown.
Matthews misses with a hook. Magaloque ducked under it nicely.
Magaloque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magaloque avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magaloque moves away.
Matthews throws a right hand that Magaloque ducks under and follows up with a left that Magaloque also avoids with ease.
Matthews fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matthews looks to land a combination but Magaloque avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews cracks Magaloque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magaloque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Magaloque circles away.
Matthews scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Matthews.
Matthews works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Magaloque is rocked!
Matthews tests Magaloque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Magaloque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Magaloque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matthews is looking to clinch but Magaloque is avoiding it.
Magaloque seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magaloque takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaloque slips a jab from Matthews.
Matthews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
Magaloque swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but Magaloque is just out of range.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Magaloque moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.
Matthews is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matthews lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Matthews.
A short left from Matthews.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Matthews.
Matthews lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Magaloque.
Matthews lands with a left to the head.
Matthews lands a shot to the body.
Matthews stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magaloques head.
Matthews lands with a short shot to the head.
Matthews is working Magaloque over against the cage.
Matthews lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Matthews.
A short right from Matthews.
Matthews taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Matthews.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews taking a breather.
Come on Matthews - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Matthews lands with a left to the head.
Matthews is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gordon Matthews.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Magaloque circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magaloque takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews misses with a straight left.
Vitor Magaloque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gordon Matthews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vitor Magaloque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magaloque staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Matthews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matthews winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Gordon Matthews!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Gordon Matthews!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Gordon Matthews!

Gordon Matthews wins by unanimous decision!
Gordon Matthews was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.