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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Val Mathis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Val Mathis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mathis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mathis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mathis.
Mathis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mathis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mathis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mathis working over Kelly with some ground and pound. Kelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mathis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kelly is trying to maintain the position but Mathis is very close to passing his half guard.
Mathis working Kelly over with strikes.
Kelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mathis.
Mathis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mathis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mathis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kelly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nice strikes from Mathis there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kelly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mathis landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelly is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly won't allow Mathis to sweep him here.
Mathis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kelly has picked Mathis up and slammed him! Mathis can't keep hold of the triangle and Kelly manages to pass to side control!
Mathis seems a little lost for a moment, as Kelly dominates the positioning.
Mathis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kelly presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly controlling from mount.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Mathis is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mathis tries to hold on but Kelly postures up.
Mathis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mathis is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mathis working to try and regain half guard.
Kelly lands a big elbow.
Kelly with good strikes from the mount here!
Kelly avoids the attempt from Mathis to control.
Mathis working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to control but Mathis wriggling away.
Kelly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kelly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mathis is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Kelly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Mathis counters with a quick kick to the body but Kelly blocks it.
Mathis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mathis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kelly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mathis's best efforts.
Mathis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mathis throws a strike but Kelly avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mathis works over Kelly with some ground and pound from guard.
Mathis landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mathis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mathis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly pushes Mathis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mathis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Mathis is looking to counter with a body kick.
Val Mathis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
As Kelly looks to move away, Mathis throws a big counter combo but Kelly just gets out of the way.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Mathis looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
Mathis gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathis seems to be working for a kimura but Kelly defends the submission attempt.
Mathis is working for a submission of some sort.
Kelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kelly.
Mathis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mathis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mathis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Mathis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kelly has momentary wrist control but Mathis slips an elbow through the middle.
Mathis is working Kelly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mathis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Mathis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mathis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kelly is looking for a triangle but Mathis pushes his legs off easily.
Mathis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mathis distracts Kelly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mathis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mathis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mathis lands a couple of digs.
Mathis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mathis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mathis drops back looking for a leg! Kelly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kelly manages to kick Mathis off! Mathis jumps back into Kelly's guard.
Mathis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kelly throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Val Mathis dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
Mathis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kelly!
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly can't do much from the bottom here.
Mathis landing a few strikes.
Mathis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathis working the ground and pound.
Mathis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mathis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kelly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mathis but great work by Kelly.
Val Mathis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kelly throwing strikes but Mathis manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kelly wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kelly is looking to regain half guard here but Mathis keeps moving and retains side control.
Mathis grinds an elbow into Kelly's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mathis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mathis working over Kelly with some ground and pound. Kelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mathis working over Kelly with some ground and pound. Kelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mathis slips a nice elbow through Kelly's hands, connecting with Kelly's forehead.
Mathis lands strikes from half guard.
Mathis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mathis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mathis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kelly tries to roll over but Mathis keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mathis drops an elbow to the side of Kelly's head.
Mathis slows the pace down in half guard.
Mathis wants to work for an arm triangle but Kelly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mathis trying to control from half guard but Kelly is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mathis is thwarting Kelly's attempts to control the position.
Kelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mathis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kelly trying to control but Mathis postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mathis working over Kelly with some ground and pound. Kelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Val Mathis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mathis 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Val Mathis!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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