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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's a fight!!. Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Don Juan Matus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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146 lbs
32 - 11 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrumbo throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
Matus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Don Juan Matus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skrumbo throws a body punch but Matus moves out of range.
Skrumbo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matus takes a swing at Skrumbo 's ribcage but misses.
Skrumbo is looking to counter punch.
Skrumbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skrumbo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo cracks a nice hook into Matus's ribs.
Skrumbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Skrumbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skrumbo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skrumbo throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Matus throws a hook but Skrumbo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a big shot that misses.
Matus 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.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
Matus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Skrumbo misses.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo staying out of range there.
Jab by Skrumbo .
We've been informed that Matus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skrumbo misses with a looping left.
Matus tries to clinch but Skrumbo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a sloppy body shot
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Skrumbo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skrumbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Skrumbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matus.
Skrumbo throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Matus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skrumbo circles away quickly and effectively.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matus scores with a nice right hand.
Matus throws a jab when Skrumbo was well out of range.
Matus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skrumbo to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skrumbo is looking to counter punch.
Matus connects with a single shot there.
Skrumbo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Skrumbo .
Matus lands a slapping body shot.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skrumbo checks a leg kick.
Matus scores with a jab to the body.
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matus connects with a crisp jab.
Matus tries to land a body kick
letting Skrumbo counter with a right hand.
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!
Skrumbo swings for the body but Matus moves out of range.
It seemed like Matus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrumbo lands with a shot to the body.
Skrumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Skrumbo scores with a hook to the body. Matus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a looping overhand right but Matus ducks down to avoid it.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matus looks to throw the jab but Skrumbo is out of range.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbo slips under a jab from Matus.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrumbo is just out of range.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Matus manages to avoid it.
Skrumbo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matus on the side of the head.
Skrumbo cracks a nice hook into Matus's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Juan Matus 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.
Matus misses with a leg kick
and Skrumbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matus needs to keep his hands up - Skrumbo had a free shot at his head there.
Matus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matus throws a head kick but Skrumbo moves out of range.
It looked like Skrumbo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matus.
Skrumbo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matus. Matus obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Matus.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matus!
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skrumbo .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus slips under a jab from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo avoids the body shot from Matus.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skrumbo looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the body kick from Matus.
Skrumbo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo takes one to the chin there.
Matus misses the body punch
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matus connects with a leg kick. Skrumbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Skrumbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skrumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matus throws a poor cross that misses
and Skrumbo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skrumbo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matus wants to slow Skrumbo down by chopping away at his legs.
Matus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skrumbo cracks Matus with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Matus scores with a jab.
Skrumbo lands a jab to the head.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skrumbo throws a hook but Matus blocks it.
Matus throws a chopping leg kick but Skrumbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Skrumbo .
A big left from Skrumbo misses.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo backing away here, and Matus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo throws a jab when Matus was well out of range.
Matus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skrumbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matus misses with a hook.
Matus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skrumbo if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Matus misses.
Da Skrumbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with a looping right.
Matus misses with a right hand
and Matus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Skrumbo catches Matus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skrumbo tests Matus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbo .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus takes a swing at Skrumbo 's ribcage but misses.
Skrumbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matus is trying to counter with his kicks.
Skrumbo scores with a sloppy right hand. Matus should have avoided that one.
Matus throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Skrumbo 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.
Skrumbo stuns Matus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skrumbo lands a jab to Matus's midsection.
Matus misses with a looping right.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Skrumbo misses.
Matus digs a good body shot into Skrumbo 's ribs.
Skrumbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo 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. This is the final round!
Matus misses with a straight right.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut. Matus saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Matus finds it's target.
Matus misses with a looping left.
A jab from Matus does it's job there.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skrumbo .
A big right from Skrumbo misses.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbo .
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skrumbo .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo connects with a jab.
Skrumbo throws a jab when Matus was well out of range.
And Matus responds with a good body kick, but Skrumbo manages to step out the way in time.
A slow jab from Skrumbo misses its intended target.
Skrumbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
Matus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Skrumbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus throws a leg kick
and Skrumbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Skrumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Matus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skrumbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skrumbo works Matus's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Skrumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skrumbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Skrumbo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matus.
Skrumbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matus.
Matus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skrumbo misses the body punch
and Matus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Matus slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus slips under a jab from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skrumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Skrumbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Skrumbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrumbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skrumbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matus thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Matus.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus misses the jab.
Matus throws a leg kick which misses Skrumbo 's front leg but catches the back leg as Skrumbo tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo jabs Matus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Skrumbo 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Skrumbo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skrumbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skrumbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Matus controls his hands.
Skrumbo has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Matus lands a nice shot to the body.
Skrumbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skrumbo breaks the clinch.
Matus misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Skrumbo misses the target.
No joy there for Matus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Skrumbo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skrumbo scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Matus slips under a jab from Skrumbo .
Matus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matus slips under a jab.
Skrumbo throws a big shot that misses.
Matus scores with a leg kick.
Skrumbo ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Matus throws the kick towards the body but Skrumbo avoids it.
It looked like Skrumbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the leg kick from Matus.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus jabs Skrumbo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skrumbo on the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matus.
Skrumbo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Juan Matus.
I think Matus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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