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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Ante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Shadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ante's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Da Mystery of Chessboxin'. Dirk Ante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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176 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Ante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Shadows!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shadows manages to avoid it.
Shadows forces Ante back against the cage and clinches.
Ante tries to break free but Shadows pushes him back against the cage.
Shadows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shadows has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shadows is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ante pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shadows.
Ante has Shadows pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shadows.
Ante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ante takes a swing at Shadows's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Shadows.
Shadows tries to clinch up.
Shadows shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ante as he jumps to the side.
Shadows instigates a clinch.
Ante can't break the clinch.
Ante blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ante breaks from the clinch.
Dirk Ante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Shadows.
Ante scoring well with a low kick there.
Ante swats away the attempt to clinch by Shadows.
Shadows circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ante.
Ante tries to bum rush Shadows with a series of wild strikes but Shadows uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ante scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Matt Shadows has been cut.
Shadows looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Ante.
Ante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shadows counters by moving into the clinch.
Ante will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shadows up against the cage.
Ante drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shadows gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shadows misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadows avoiding damage as Ante throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shadows fails to land.
Ante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ante has a couple of punches blocked by Shadows.
Shadows swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ante working hard to break the clinch.
Ante is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ante misses with a wild body shot.
Shadows throws a series of punches but Ante avoids them all with ease.
Shadows ducks under a wild hook from Ante.
Ante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadows moves away.
Shadows closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shadows staying out of range there.
Shadows gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shadows is working Ante over against the cage.
Ante avoids the elbow strike from Shadows, against the cage.
Ante has had enough of the clinch but Shadows keeps him there for the moment.
Ante breaks the clinch.
Ante misses with a shot to the body
and Shadows counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shadows.
Shadows gets underhooks to prevent Ante's takedown attempt.
Ante stalling.
Ante gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ante wants to break free but Shadows has control.
Shadows presses Ante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shadows closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ante landing knees to the body.
Ante trying to stall but Shadows improves his position.
Shadows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shadows circles away quickly and effectively.
Ante swats away the attempt to clinch by Shadows.
Shadows connects with a looping right hand.
Ante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shadows.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shadows moves away from the strike by Ante.
Ante is looking to wear down Shadows with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shadows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ante.
Shadows tries to clinch but Ante moves out of range.
Ante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shadows moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Ante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Shadows's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shadows throws a right and a left that Ante avoids nicely.
Shadows fails to land the takedown.
Shadows with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ante counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Ante.
Shadows shoots for a takedown but Ante saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dirk Ante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Shadows.
Ante throws a right hand that Shadows ducks under and follows up with a left that Shadows also avoids with ease.
Shadows gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shadows keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ante's efforts to push away.
Shadows wants to break free but Ante has control.
Shadows has a couple of punches blocked by Ante.
Ante missing with knees to the body.
Ante tries to stall but Shadows uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shadows letting Ante take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ante.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadows lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ante or not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dirk Ante.
Shadows has managed to clinch.
Shadows scores with a shoulder strike.
Ante works on Shadows's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Shadows.
Ante stalling in the clinch but Shadows improves position.
Ante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shadows avoids it.
Shadows effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shadows doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shadows has a couple of punches blocked by Ante.
Shadows wants to get back to striking at distance but Ante won't allow it.
Shadows wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shadows is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ante is keeping busy.
Ante stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shadows avoiding damage as Ante throws knees to the body.
Ante manages to break the clinch.
Shadows fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shadows checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shadows throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ante.
Ante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shadows drives through and clinches with Ante against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shadows lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shadows is trying to break the clinch but Ante is controlling him.
Shadows wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ante trying to stall but Shadows improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shadows.
Ante blocks an elbow strike from Shadows.
Ante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shadows works over Ante's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Dirk Ante has been cut.
Ante scores with a shot to the body.
Shadows moves away from the strike by Ante.
Nice uppercut lands for Ante. That snapped Shadows's head back.
Shadows closes the distance and pushes Ante back into the cage.
Shadows lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shadows is looking to control Ante's arms but Ante gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shadows has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Ante.
Ante is trying to force a seperation but Shadows has the dominant position.
Ante goes for a takedown attempt but Shadows pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ante misses with the combination.
Shadows throws a series of strikes that have Ante backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shadows tries to clinch but Ante moves out of range.
Shadows throws a leg kick that misses.
Shadows tries to clinch there but Ante circles away.
Shadows moves into the clinch successfully.
Shadows breaks from the clinch.
Dirk Ante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shadows shoots in but no luck this time.
Shadows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shadows tries to keep at a distance but Ante has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shadows is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ante pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shadows misses with a punch to the body.
Shadows keeps control of Ante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shadows throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Shadows will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shadows counters by clinching up.
Ante with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shadows lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ante.
Ante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shadows was well out of range. Poor timing from Ante.
Shadows darts in trying to clinch
and Ante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shadows moves away from the strike by Ante.
Shadows closes the distance and clinches.
Ante breaks from the clinch.
Ante clobbers Shadows with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ante swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shadows counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Shadows.
Ante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ante tries to stall but Shadows uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ante digs a right hand into Shadows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shadows's gas tank.
Ante has a couple of punches blocked by Shadows.
Ante throws an elbow but it misses.
Ante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shadows avoids the head kick by Ante.
A jab from Ante finds it's way through Shadows's defenses.
Ante gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ante throws a series of punches but Shadows moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shadows paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shadows moves into the clinch successfully.
Ante is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shadows is keeping busy.
Shadows is working for takedown but Ante is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ante prevents Shadows from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Ante to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shadows tries to clinch there but Ante circles away.
Ante throws a body punch but Shadows moves out of range.
Shadows takes the fight into the clinch.
Ante gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shadows regains guard.
Shadows is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ante wants to get back to striking at distance but Shadows won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shadows tries to pull guard but Ante won't allow it.
Ante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shadows moves in looking to clinch but Ante pushes him off.
Ante swinging wilding here.
Ante looks to land a left hand but Shadows moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadows tries to close the distance and clinch but Ante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shadows moves in looking to clinch but Ante pushes him off.
Shadows throws a series of strikes that have Ante backpedaling.
Shadows tries to close the distance and clinch but Ante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shadows throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shadows tries to clinch there but Ante circles away.
Ante darts in and clinches Shadows up against the cage.
Ante misses with a punch to the body.
Matt Shadows seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ante takes a shot to the head.
Ante drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shadows pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shadows closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ante is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shadows wants to get back to striking at distance but Ante won't allow it.
Shadows jumps guard but Ante stands there with Shadows around his waist. Shadows gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dirk Ante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Shadows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadows working hard to break the clinch.
Shadows jumps guard but Ante stands there with Shadows around his waist. Shadows gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ante tries to throw a body punch but Shadows avoids it by throwing Ante back against the cage.
Ante is trying to maintain a safe position but Shadows gets an underhook and turns Ante into the cage.
Ante misses with some punches.
Shadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shadows tries to clinch there but Ante circles away.
Shadows wants to clinch
and Ante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shadows is looking to clinch.
Shadows clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ante as the two fighters clinch.
Shadows manages to break the clinch.
Shadows tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shadows moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Shadows.
I think Shadows has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matt Shadows!
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energy
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hype
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