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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Treehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Cannon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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207 lbs
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222 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Treehorn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon tries to bum rush Treehorn with a series of wild strikes but Treehorn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cannon cracks Treehorn with an open hand slap.
Treehorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cannon thuds his right hand into Treehorn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Treehorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannon.
Cannon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cannon lands a jab to Treehorn's midsection.
Cannon's corner calls for a 1-2. Cannon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Cannon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cannon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Treehorn misses.
The fighters circling - Treehorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Cannon misses its intended target.
Cannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Treehorn.
Treehorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Treehorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Treehorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Cannon's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treehorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cannon misses with an uppercut.
Treehorn misses with a series of wild punches.
Cannon lands a jab to Treehorn's midsection.
Treehorn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cannon jabs at Treehorn's body.
Cannon cracks a nice hook into Treehorn's ribs.
Cannon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rift Fighting Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Treehorn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Treehorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cannon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Treehorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Treehorn swings for the body but Cannon moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Treehorn.
Treehorn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cannon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Treehorn misses with a two punch combination.
Cannon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Treehorn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Treehorn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cannon misses with a wild body shot.
Cannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Treehorn misses with the combination.
Treehorn looks winded!
Treehorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cannon scores with a three punch combo!
Cannon throws a left that rocks Treehorn and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Cannon dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Treehorn regain composure!
Treehorn is rocked!
It looks like Jackie Treehorn has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cannon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Treehorn keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Treehorn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Cannon in side control, throwing shots but Treehorn defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Treehorn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cannon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Treehorn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cannon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Treehorn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cannon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Treehorn keeps working.
Cannon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Treehorn's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cannon lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cannon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Treehorn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cannon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Treehorn.
Cannon dodges the punch combination from Treehorn.
Cannon throws a good cross that connects.
Treehorn throws a right hand that Cannon ducks under and follows up with a left that Cannon also avoids with ease.
Treehorn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Treehorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Treehorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cannon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cannon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Cannon.
Cannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Treehorn is just out of range.
Treehorn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Treehorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cannon.
Treehorn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Treehorn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Treehorn moves away.
Jackie Treehorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon scores with a hook.
Cannon scores with a decent looking hook.
Treehorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Cannon finish him?
Treehorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cannon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Treehorn seems to have recovered his senses.
Treehorn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matthew Cannon is winning the standup battle so far.
Treehorn gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Treehorn tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Cannon is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Treehorn buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Treehorn!! Treehorn is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Cannon throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Cannon!
Matthew Cannon made sure to mention his sponsor, Xtreme Merchandise in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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