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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maritn Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreaux comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Prince kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Mat Matmat has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mat Matmat seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maritn Boudreaux!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matmat swivels and escapes.
Boudreaux gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boudreaux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matmat slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Matmat scores with punches from side control.
Boudreaux struggling a bit here.
Matmat advances to mount.
Boudreaux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matmat breaks from Boudreaux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Matmat landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Matmat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matmat breaks from Boudreaux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Matmat.
Boudreaux is rocked!
Boudreaux regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matmat takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Matmat.
Boudreaux won't allow Matmat to pass to mount.
Boudreaux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matmat is in close to Boudreaux's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matmat's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Matmat preventing the sweep.
Boudreaux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matmat pushes down on Boudreaux's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matmat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boudreaux is looking to escape.
Matmat slips a nice elbow through Boudreaux's hands, connecting with Boudreaux's forehead.
Matmat stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matmat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matmat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Matmat winds up and cracks Boudreaux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boudreaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matmat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matmat wants to take a breather but Boudreaux is having none of it.
Matmat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boudreaux wants to get back to full guard.
Matmat working over Boudreaux with some ground and pound. Boudreaux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matmat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Matmat content to control rather than advance.
Boudreaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boudreaux looks gassed!
Boudreaux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boudreaux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matmat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matmat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boudreaux has his foot on Matmat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matmat works his way back into a safe position though.
Matmat trying to control the position from guard on top but Boudreaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matmat distracts Boudreaux with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Matmat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Matmat lands a couple of digs.
Matmat stays in close to Boudreaux's body and controls the position.
Matmat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matmat lands a couple of elbows.
Matmat wants to pass the guard but Boudreaux is keeping the position.
Boudreaux is trying to control the position but Matmat postures up.
Matmat chips away with some ground and pound.
Matmat works over Boudreaux with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boudreaux has his foot on Matmat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matmat works his way back into a safe position though.
Matmat passes into half guard.
Matmat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Matmat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Matmat working over Boudreaux with some ground and pound. Boudreaux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matmat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matmat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boudreaux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boudreaux is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Matmat pulls his head out easily.
Matmat tries to pass to full mount but Boudreaux defends it.
Matmat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boudreaux throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maritn Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matmat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matmat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux tries for a takedown but Matmat circles away easily
and Matmat counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boudreaux won't be happy with that.
Matmat working the ground and pound from side control.
Matmat wants to control for a moment but Boudreaux uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Boudreaux is working for a submission of some sort.
Matmat manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat trying to strike off his back.
Boudreaux looking to sit in guard and control but Matmat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matmat throwing strikes from guard but Boudreaux blocks nicely.
Boudreaux is looking for a triangle but Matmat pushes his legs off easily.
Matmat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matmat tries to free his leg and advance position but Boudreaux is retaining full guard.
Matmat won't allow Boudreaux to sweep him here.
Boudreaux looking for a guillotine here but Matmat defends easily.
Matmat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boudreaux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boudreaux misses with a takedown attempt
and Matmat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Matmat stops Boudreaux from standing up.
Matmat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boudreaux is keeping the position for now.
Matmat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matmat passes Boudreaux's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boudreaux is trying to stand.
Boudreaux looking for submissions off his back.
Boudreaux kicks off Matmat and gets to his feet.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux.
Maritn Boudreaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matmat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boudreaux pinned against the cage. Boudreaux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Matmat moves out of range easily.
Matmat shoots and misses
and Boudreaux counters with a big head kick but Matmat shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Matmat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudreaux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch but Matmat is avoiding it.
Matmat tries for a takedown but Boudreaux circles away easily
and Boudreaux counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matmat's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux wants to control from the top but Matmat keeps moving.
Boudreaux wants to stand but Matmat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Matmat tries to strike from the bottom.
Matmat throwing short punches from the bottom.
Boudreaux forces his way into half guard.
Matmat trying to control here.
Matmat striking from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matmat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boudreaux drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Matmat dives on top into guard.
Matmat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matmat prevents Boudreaux from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mat Matmat will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boudreaux lands with a nice combination. Matmat backs away looking to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boudreaux, right into the meat.
Matmat shoots for a double leg takedown but Boudreaux sprawls well. He's pushed Matmat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matmat shoots in and drives through. Boudreaux sprawls well.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux lands with a slapping head kick.
Matmat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boudreaux looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boudreaux gets back to half guard.
Matmat prevents Boudreaux from improving his position.
Boudreaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matmat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boudreaux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat lands with a punch from half guard.
Matmat frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boudreaux in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boudreaux is looking to get to half guard.
Matmat lands a big shot there that rocks Boudreaux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Matmat scoring with strikes but Boudreaux is staying in there.
Boudreaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matmat fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Matmat raining down shots from the mount!
Matmat scoring with strikes but Boudreaux is staying in there.
Boudreaux is still in real trouble! Can Matmat finish him?
Boudreaux is looking to improve his position but Matmat isn't that keen on the idea.
Boudreaux seems to have recovered his senses.
Matmat working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boudreaux taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mat Matmat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matmat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Matmat in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boudreaux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matmat avoids the attempt from Boudreaux to control.
Boudreaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boudreaux is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boudreaux tries to lock up and control but Matmat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boudreaux is desperately trying to improve his position but Matmat has a good base and remains in mount.
Matmat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Matmat with shots to the head and body - Boudreaux looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Matmat connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Boudreaux in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boudreaux is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Matmat.
Boudreaux is looking to improve his position but Matmat isn't that keen on the idea.
Matmat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matmat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boudreaux really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matmat is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Matmat is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boudreaux can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Matmat takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matmat landing shots from mount.
Matmat working Boudreaux over with strikes here.
Matmat is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Matmat cracks Boudreaux with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boudreaux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matmat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boudreaux manages to get to full guard.
Matmat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boudreaux working for a triangle but Matmat defends it easily.
Matmat trying to control but Boudreaux is working from the bottom.
Matmat advances to half guard.
Boudreaux wants to get back to his feet.
Maritn Boudreaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matmat in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matmat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boudreaux for as long as he can get away with.
Boudreaux tries to kick Matmat off but Matmat keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mat Matmat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matmat, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Matmat!
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