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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Mitchell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell forces Matrix back against the cage and clinches.
Mitchell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like John Matrix has been cut.
Matrix avoids the elbow strike from Mitchell, against the cage.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but Matrix blocks it.
Mitchell with a knee to the head.
Matrix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mitchell.
Matrix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Matrix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell misses with an elbow over the top.
Matrix misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mitchell throws an elbow but misses.
Matrix is trying to force a seperation but Mitchell has the dominant position.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Matrix lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Matrix blocks with his arms.
Matrix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head.
Matrix misses with the head strike.
Matrix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matrix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matrix working aggressively here.
Mitchell misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matrix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matrix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matrix is breathing heavily.
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!
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Matrix takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell working Matrix over with knees to the body.
Mitchell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mitchell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Mitchell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside.
Matrix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matrix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mitchell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matrix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mitchell lands a damaging elbow.
Mitchell lands a damaging elbow.
Mitchell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Matrix is blocking nicely.
Mitchell lands an elbow that stopped Matrix in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
Matrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matrix working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mitchell.
Mitchell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Matrix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mitchell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matrix's face.
Mitchell misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matrix avoids it.
Nice elbow from Mitchell.
Nice elbow from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mitchell connects with a knee to the head.
Matrix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mitchell throws an elbow but it misses.
Mitchell tries to land knees in the clinch but Matrix avoids the damage to the body.
Matrix has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Matrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Matrix avoids the elbow strike from Mitchell, against the cage.
Mitchell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matrix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matrix wants to stall.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Matrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside.
Matrix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matrix throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head.
Matrix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix tries to circle away but Mitchell has him pinned against the cage.
Matrix has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a damaging elbow.
Matrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Mitchell lands an elbow that stopped Matrix in his tracks for a moment.
Mitchell scores with a knee to the head.
Mitchell lands an elbow that stopped Matrix in his tracks for a moment.
Mitchell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matrix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitchell pushes off an throws an elbow but Matrix leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mitchell has Matrix pressed against the cage, preventing Matrix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matrix working aggressively here.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mitchell throws an elbow but misses.
Matrix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matrix tries to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Matrix dodges an elbow strike from Mitchell.
Matrix avoids a wild elbow strike from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head.
Matrix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matrix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matrix working aggressively here.
Matrix tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the cage.
Matrix blocks the elbow strike.
Mitchell pushes off an throws an elbow but Matrix leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matrix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matrix avoids the elbow strike from Mitchell, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Matrix has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mitchell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matrix's efforts to push away.
Mitchell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matrix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitchell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mitchell.
Matrix throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Matrix.
Matrix looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matrix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Matrix is blocking nicely.
Matrix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Matrix fails to land.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but Matrix blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matrix working hard to break the clinch.
Matrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matrix scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Matrix blocks an elbow strike from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
Mitchell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matrix misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Matrix's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matrix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matrix misses with a straight right.
Matrix tries to keep at a distance but Mitchell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matrix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matrix misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matrix.
Matrix is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Mitchell.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Matrix is blocking nicely.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Matrix won't want to take too many of those.
Mitchell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Mitchell with a knee to the head.
Mitchell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell landing knees to the head.
Matrix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mitchell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matrix.
Matrix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell with a knee to the head.
Matrix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matrix throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matrix tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix is trying to force a seperation but Mitchell has the dominant position.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Matrix blocks with his arms.
Matrix looking to stall.
Mitchell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matrix is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mitchell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matrix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matrix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mitchell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mitchell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matrix breaks from the clinch.
Matrix swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Mitchell clinches.
Mitchell missing with knees to the body.
Matrix tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matrix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matrix digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matrix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mitchell throws an elbow but misses.
Matrix is looking to break free of the clinch but Mitchell has double underhooks.
Mitchell working Matrix over with knees to the body.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matrix's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matrix misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matrix.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Matrix is looking to control Mitchell's arms but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matrix has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matrix's face.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Matrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Matrix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matrix taking a breather.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matrix working aggressively here.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matrix avoids it.
Matrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matrix stalling in the clinch but Mitchell improves position.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
Mitchell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matrix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matrix looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matrix's face.
Matrix taking a breather.
Matrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Matrix misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matrix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matrix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Mitchell connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Matrix.
Mitchell misses with an elbow strike.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matrix is defending well for now.
Matrix tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Matrix is blocking nicely.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barry Mitchell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matrix misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Matrix misses.
Mitchell wants to clinch.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matrix throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Matrix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Matrix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matrix's defenses.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mitchell obliges.
Mitchell scores with a knee to the head.
Mitchell connects with a knee to the head.
Mitchell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matrix blocks an elbow strike.
Mitchell prevents Matrix from breaking the clinch.
Mitchell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matrix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matrix working aggressively here.
Matrix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matrix working aggressively here.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Mitchell landing knees to the head.
Matrix works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.
Matrix tries to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside that Matrix shrugs off.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses.
Matrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Matrix's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Matrix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Mitchell lands an elbow that stopped Matrix in his tracks for a moment.
Mitchell landing knees to the body.
Mitchell lands an elbow that stopped Matrix in his tracks for a moment.
Mitchell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matrix throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mitchell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Mitchell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matrix's face.
Matrix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Mitchell.
Matrix is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Mitchell.
Matrix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell lands a damaging elbow.
Matrix trying to control the position but instead, Mitchell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matrix into the cage.
A knee to the head by Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matrix avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matrix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matrix is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Matrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Matrix takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix wants to break free but Mitchell has control.
Mitchell misses with a knee to the head.
Matrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Matrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Matrix into the cage.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matrix lands an uppercut.
Mitchell keeps control of Matrix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but Matrix blocks it.
Mitchell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matrix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitchell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matrix has had enough of the clinch but Mitchell keeps him there for the moment.
Matrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Matrix into the cage.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside.
Matrix is looking to break free of the clinch but Mitchell has double underhooks.
Mitchell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matrix's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Matrix managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands an elbow just above Matrix 's eye.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Matrix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mitchell lands an elbow that stopped Matrix in his tracks for a moment.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mitchell.
Nice elbow from Mitchell.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Barry Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matrix wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Matrix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matrix wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell misses with a knee to the head.
Matrix wants to break free but Mitchell has control.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside.
Matrix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
Mitchell connects with a knee to the head.
Matrix is trying to force a seperation but Mitchell has the dominant position.
Matrix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matrix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matrix misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matrix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matrix is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling him.
Mitchell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matrix's defenses.
Matrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matrix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matrix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matrix is trying to force a seperation but Mitchell has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
Matrix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Matrix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matrix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Matrix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matrix avoids a wild elbow strike from Mitchell.
Matrix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John Matrix's cut is getting worse.
Matrix working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matrix.
Matrix working aggressively here.
Matrix has had enough of the clinch but Mitchell keeps him there for the moment.
Matrix trying to stall but Mitchell improves his position.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but Matrix blocks it.
Matrix tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell lands a damaging elbow.
Matrix throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but Matrix blocks it.
Matrix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John Matrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mitchell 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Mitchell!
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FIGHT
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