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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edmund Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews stuns Compton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Compton keeps the fight on the outside.
Compton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Compton fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathews clinches with his opponent.
Mathews is trying to force a seperation but Compton has the dominant position.
Compton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mathews regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathews working a defensive guard here.
Compton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mathews looking for a sweep. Not yet Mathews, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet but Compton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Compton won't allow Mathews to sweep him here.
Mathews is still trying to improve position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Mathews misses.
Compton tries to counter with a takedown but Mathews is quick to defend against it.
Compton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mathews as he jumps to the side.
Compton darts in looking for a takedown but Mathews gets double underhooks and turns Compton into the cage.
Mathews tries to counter with a clinch but Compton shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Compton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathews fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Compton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Compton moves into the clinch successfully.
Compton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mathews uses from the top position.
Mathews looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton managing to control the position.
Mathews slips nicely into half guard.
Compton is positioning himself well to prevent Mathews advancing to mount.
Compton is refusing to be controlled, as Mathews sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Compton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mathews wants to control but Compton is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mathews is stalling here. Compton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mathews seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Compton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton stands up and beckons Mathews to his feet.
Compton has managed to clinch.
Mathews manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Compton really is a fat lump.
Compton cracks Mathews with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathews has momentary wrist control but Compton slips an elbow through the middle.
Mathews wants to stand and escape but Compton is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edmund Compton 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.
Mathews throws a body punch but Compton moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Mathews.
James Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No joy there for Mathews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mathews closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mathews wants to stand but Compton is controlling his arm.
Mathews wants to control but Compton is keeping him busy.
Mathews wants to stand but Compton has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Edmund Compton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mathews trying to hold on to Compton's head to control him but Compton postures up.
Compton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Compton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Compton seems to be looking for submissions.
Mathews is looking to improve his position.
Mathews is breathing heavily.
Compton is looking for a kimura but Mathews is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Compton to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews trying to control here.
Compton working the head and body with strikes.
Compton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Compton connects with a nice short shot to Mathews's temple.
Mathews is looking to improve his position.
Mathews has a hand on Compton's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Compton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Compton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mathews looks a forlorn figure.
Compton lands a big shot there that rocks Mathews but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Compton landing shots from mount.
Compton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Compton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Compton prevents Mathews from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Compton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Compton dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Compton darts in and clinches Mathews up against the cage.
Mathews prevents a takedown attempt there.
Compton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Compton jumps guard but Mathews stands there with Compton around his waist. Compton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Compton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathews tries to circle away but Compton has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Compton.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mathews tries to clinch but Compton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Compton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Compton is trying to improve his position.
Mathews tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mathews postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mathews wants to control but Compton is keeping him busy.
Compton regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mathews's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Compton is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews is trying to control. Compton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Compton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Compton manages to get to full guard.
Mathews decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Compton, up you get!
Mathews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mathews lands a two punch combo.
Mathews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mathews closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Compton's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mathews's guard.
Compton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Compton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Compton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Compton throwing strikes but missing.
James Mathews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Compton landing with the ground and pound.
Compton lands a couple of digs.
Mathews working a defensive guard but Compton manages to pass into side control anyway.
Compton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Compton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mathews for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Mathews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Compton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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