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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Neer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews with a nice cross.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neer shoots in and drives through. Matthews sprawls well.
A jab from Matthews does it's job there.
Matthews connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matthews connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
Matthews scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Neer looks gassed!
Matthews fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matthews lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matthews thumps Neer with a low kick.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neer at a distance.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matthews scores with a nice right hand.
Neer 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.
Neer walks into a stiff left hand from Matthews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matthews.
Mike Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neer moves away.
Matthews scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neer doesn't seem bothered though.
Matthews throws a nice head kick!
Neer is rocked!
Mike Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews works Neer's body with a nice hook.
Matthews lands a lovely overhand right.
Neer is still on wobbly legs! Can Matthews finish him?
Neer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matthews fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neer seems to have recovered his senses.
Matthews scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Neer 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.
Matthews is looking to wear down Neer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That kick from Matthews tenderised Neer's leg. Neer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neer doesn't seem bothered though.
Matthews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthews throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matthews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neer's hands.
Neer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matthews thumps Neer with a low kick.
Matthews lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
Matthews scores with a body shot.
Matthews fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matthews thuds a left hand into Neer's body.
Neer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matthews comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neer walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matthews, right into the meat.
Matthews is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Matthews jabs at Neer's body.
Neer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matthews fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matthews feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neer's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matthews, right into the meat.
Matthews throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neer shoots in but no luck this time.
Matthews looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matthews.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
Matthews scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews cracks the inside of Neer's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matthews tests Neer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews cracks Neer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neer manages to avoid it.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neer at a distance.
Matthews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matthews.
Matthews chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Matthews. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Matthews lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matthews, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Matthews dominated that round.
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.
Matthews punishes Neer's body with a nice straight punch.
Neer fails to land the takedown.
Matthews connects with a body shot.
Josh Neer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matthews fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matthews digs a good body shot into Neer's ribs.
Matthews scores with a hook to the body. Neer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthews.
Matthews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthews lands with an overhand left.
Mike Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthews thumps Neer with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Neer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Matthews has got the better of the exchanges.
Neer is breathing heavily.
Neer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthews. That's going to slow Neer down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Neer's front leg but catches the back leg as Neer tries to avoid it.
Matthews stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews scores with a nice head shot.
Matthews lands a slapping body shot.
Neer shoots in for a takedown but Matthews shows good takedown defense.
Mike Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Neer.
Matthews with a jab.
Matthews moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Matthews coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matthews scoring well with a low kick there.
Neer takes one to the side of the head.
Matthews connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthews lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neer's sensitive parts.
Neer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Matthews is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Neer.
Matthews connects with an inside leg kick.
Matthews cracks a nice hook into Neer's ribs.
Matthews throws a shot to the body.
Matthews lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neer's sensitive parts.
Matthews connects with an inside leg kick.
Matthews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Neer takes one to the side of the head.
Neer needs to keep his hands up - Matthews had a free shot at his head there.
Matthews thuds a left hand into Neer's body.
Matthews lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthews dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matthews.
Matthews cracks Neer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matthews digs a good body shot into Neer's ribs.
Neer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthews works Neer's body with a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Matthews - just one landing.
Neer connects with a leg kick. Matthews looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Neer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matthews swivels and escapes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthews.
Matthews lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neer can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews lands a head kick. Neer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Neer looks for a takedown but Matthews sprawls well.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matthews wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matthews digs a good hook to Neer's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neer shoots in but no luck this time.
Matthews with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Matthews as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Matthews dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Matthews. Beautiful body shot.
Neer needs to keep his hands up - Matthews had a free shot at his head there.
Matthews scores with a shot to the body.
Neer looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Matthews lands a head kick!
Matthews scores with a leg kick.
Matthews lands a right hook to the body.
Neer tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthews.
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!
Matthews throws a shot to the body.
Matthews lands a jab to Neer's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Matthews. Beautiful body shot.
Matthews scores with a hook to the body. Neer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer 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.
Matthews scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neer doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Matthews finds it's way through Neer's defenses.
Neer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matthews lands a nice looking body shot.
Matthews with a hook.
Neer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
Matthews scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Neer's head but Neer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Matthews 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer is looking to land body kicks.
Matthews throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matthews swings for the body but Neer moves out of range.
Donk. Matthews catches Neer right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neer. That did some damage!
Matthews fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matthews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neer.
Mike Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Neer.
Matthews takes a swing at Neer's ribcage but misses.
Neer closes the distance and clinches up with Matthews, looking for a takedown. Neer pushes Matthews against the cage but Matthews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Neer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthews lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Neer shoots in and drives through. Matthews sprawls well.
Neer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matthews lands a jab to Neer's midsection.
Neer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthews punishes Neer's body with a nice straight punch.
Matthews throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matthews lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Matthews stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matthews wants it to stay on the feet.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Neer shoots in but no luck this time.
Mike Matthews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Neer moves out of range easily.
Neer shoots in looking for a takedown but Matthews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Matthews jabs at Neer's body.
Matthews throws a nice inside leg kick.
Josh Neer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neer fails to land the takedown.
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!
Matthews scores with a hook to the body. Neer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neer shoots in and drives through. Matthews sprawls well.
Neer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Neer's front leg but catches the back leg as Neer tries to avoid it.
Matthews chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Matthews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matthews has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Matthews!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Matthews thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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