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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braxton Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Matrix could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Braxton Brinkley's chin.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braxton Brinkley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brinkley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matrix punishes Brinkley's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Matrix.
Matrix swats away the attempt to clinch by Brinkley.
Brinkley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matrix finds it's way round the side to connect with Brinkley's head.
Matrix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brinkley in his tracks.
Matrix lands a jab to the nose.
Brinkley misses with a double jab.
Brinkley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matrix quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Brinkley wants to clinch but Matrix slips to the side
and Matrix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brinkley closes the distance but Matrix moves to the side
and Matrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 keeps the fight on the outside.
Brinkley doesn't manage to clinch there - Matrix circles away.
Matrix connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix cracks Brinkley with an open hand slap.
Matrix moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That kick from Matrix tenderised Brinkley's leg. Brinkley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brinkley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brinkley tries to clinch but Matrix is having none of it.
Brinkley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matrix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brinkley scrambles back to his feet.
Matrix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brinkley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matrix swats away the attempt to clinch by Brinkley.
Brinkley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matrix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matrix cracks Brinkley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brinkley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matrix misses with the combination.
Brinkley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looks like Matrix has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matrix.
Brinkley throws a right and a left that Matrix avoids nicely.
Brinkley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matrix counters with a good, hard body kick but Brinkley shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Matrix.
Matrix swats away the attempt to clinch by Brinkley.
Matrix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brinkley in his tracks.
Brinkley fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley wants to clinch up but Matrix keeps it at a distance.
Matrix checks the leg kick.
Brinkley is looking to clinch.
Brinkley throws a low kick but Matrix moves out of range easily.
Brinkley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matrix.
Matrix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brinkley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matrix.
Brinkley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matrix to score with a decent uppercut.
Matrix scores with the left hand. Brinkley knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Braxton Brinkley has been cut.
A head kick from Matrix lands but Brinkley takes it in his stride.
Matrix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matrix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brinkley tries to clinch up.
Matrix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matrix lands a glancing blow to the side of Brinkley's head.
Brinkley tries a low kick but Matrix avoids it.
Brinkley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brinkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matrix lands a nice shot that snaps Brinkley's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matrix.
Matrix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matrix throwing a counter right hand but Brinkley manages to avoid it.
Brinkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brinkley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brinkley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matrix - the referee stops the clock and Brinkley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matrix. Brinkley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matrix keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Matrix.
Brinkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matrix is out of range.
Brinkley scores with a head kick. Matrix tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Matrix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braxton Brinkley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brinkley wants to clinch up but Matrix keeps it at a distance.
We've been informed that Brinkley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brinkley misses with a low kick.
Braxton Brinkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brinkley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brinkley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matrix.
Brinkley is rocked!
John Matrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brinkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Matrix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brinkley can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Matrix.
Brinkley thuds a left hand into Matrix's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brinkley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brinkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brinkley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matrix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brinkley is looking to land body kicks.
Matrix connects with the punch.
Matrix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Brinkley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley tries to bum rush Matrix with a series of wild strikes but Matrix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brinkley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Matrix has got the better of the exchanges.
Matrix jabs Brinkley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brinkley tries to clinch but Matrix moves out of range.
Brinkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brinkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matrix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brinkley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brinkley wants to clinch up but Matrix keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Matrix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brinkley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matrix connects with a leg kick. Brinkley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matrix clobbers Brinkley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brinkley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brinkley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley tries to clinch but Matrix is having none of it.
Brinkley just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMatrix.
Matrix jabs Brinkley right on the nose. Brinkley blinks but takes it well.
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!
Brinkley throws a body kick that misses.
Matrix appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matrix moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brinkley is still on wobbly legs! Can Matrix finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Matrix.
Brinkley seems to have recovered his senses.
Matrix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matrix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brinkley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brinkley misses with the combination.
Brinkley tries to clinch there but Matrix circles away.
Brinkley looks to throw the jab but Matrix is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Brinkley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brinkley tries to clinch there but Matrix circles away.
Brinkley wants to clinch up but Matrix keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix thuds a left hand into Brinkley's body.
Brinkley moves in looking to clinch but Matrix pushes him off.
Matrix throws a big counter combination but Brinkley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Matrix connects with a crisp jab.
Brinkley looks to clinch
and Matrix counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matrix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That has opened up Braxton Brinkley's cut even more.
Matrix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matrix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brinkley under the eye.
Brinkley tries to clinch but Matrix is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Matrix.
Brinkley tries to clinch there but Matrix circles away.
Matrix cracks Brinkley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matrix has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brinkley to stand back up!
John Matrix is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Brinkley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matrix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matrix appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matrix swats away the attempt to clinch by Brinkley.
Matrix lands a really nice looking cross but Brinkley seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matrix jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brinkley wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matrix lands a big right hand that sends Brinkley crashing to the mat! Matrix stays standing though and waves Brinkley back to his feet!
Matrix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matrix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matrix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brinkley's hands.
The cut above Braxton Brinkley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A bone on bone clash there as Matrix blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Brinkley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Matrix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Braxton Brinkley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brinkley moves to clinch but Matrix breaks away
and Matrix counters with a left to the body.
Matrix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brinkley wants to clinch.
Matrix clobbers Brinkley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matrix throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brinkley is looking to clinch but Matrix is avoiding it.
Brinkley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brinkley ducks right into an uppercut from Matrix.
Matrix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brinkley in his tracks.
Matrix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brinkley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matrix can pounce on him.
Brinkley is looking to clinch.
Matrix ducks under a wild hook from Brinkley.
Brinkley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brinkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brinkley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like John Matrix has been cut.
Brinkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Matrix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brinkley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matrix can pounce on him.
Matrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matrix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matrix scoring well with a low kick there.
Matrix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matrix avoids the head kick by Brinkley.
Matrix lands a left and a right that send Brinkley crashing to the mat, dazed. Matrix thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matrix moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix blocks a head kick by Brinkley.
Matrix connects with an inside leg kick.
Brinkley tries to clinch there but Matrix circles away.
Brinkley misses with a double jab
and Matrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brinkley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matrix.
Brinkley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooh!!! Matrix has knocked Brinkley down with a huge combo! Matrix steps away and waves a wobbly Brinkley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brinkley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matrix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matrix throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle, before Matrix throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Brinkley's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Matrix lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). John Matrix!
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