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Event:
SPI - 2
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Tango tries to clinch up but Mattos circles away and keeps his distance.
Mattos looks to land a combination but Tango avoids it well.
Mattos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Tango closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Mattos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tango tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Tango working aggressively here.
Mattos scores with a shoulder strike.
Tango is pushing Mattos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tango looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tango scores a nice knee to the body.
Tango lands an elbow inside that Mattos shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Moyses Mattos has been cut.#T1#
Tango misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tango. #BC#
Mattos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tango has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mattos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mattos .
Mattos lands a high kick!
Mattos throws the left hand but Tango avoids the punch easily.
Mattos avoids a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Tango closes the distance and clinches.
Tango is pushing Mattos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee calls for Tango to work.
Tango continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mattos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T2#
Mattos being controlled against the cage.
Tango is trying to maintain a safe position but Mattos gets an underhook and turns Tango into the cage.
Tango can't find room to land a body shot as Mattos controls the action.
Tango is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wango Tango.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tango looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tango doesn't manage to clinch there - Mattos circles away.
Tango is looking to clinch. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mattos avoids the elbow strike from Tango, against the cage.
Tango blocks an uppercut.
Tango swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Mattos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Come on Tango - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tango misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
Mattos controlling the action here for a moment.
Mattos lands a nice uppercut.
Mattos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tango up against the cage.
Tango lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mattos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mattos stalling against the cage.
Tango missing with knees to the body.
Mattos blocks an elbow strike from Tango.
A short uppercut from Mattos . #ROC#
Tango is rocked!
Mattos misses with some punches.
Tango is still on wobbly legs! Can Mattos finish him?
Mattos misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Mattos breaks the clinch.
Mattos circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Tango tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Mattos wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Moyses Mattos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Return of Kings
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Sabonis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sabonis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sabonis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mattos throws out the jab.
Mattos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mattos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabonis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sabonis blocks a jab.
Mattos throws an overhand right that lands on Sabonis's shoulder, as Sabonis tries to avoid the shot.
Mattos misses with a wild body shot.
Mattos is looking to slow Sabonis down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Sabonis closes the distance and pushes Mattos back into the cage.
Sabonis misses with a punch on the inside.
Mattos taking a breather.
Sabonis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mattos .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos is stalling here.
Sabonis wants to stall.
Sabonis swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Mattos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Sabonis fails to land.
Mattos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mattos has Sabonis pushed against the cage.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabonis.
Sabonis misses with some punches.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sabonis throws a punch but it's blocked by Mattos .
Mattos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sabonis lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Mattos to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Moyses Mattos .
Mattos scores with a push kick.
Mattos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabonis throws out the jab.
Sabonis clobbers Mattos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mattos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sabonis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabonis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabonis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mattos . That one must have hurt.
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!
Mattos misses with an uppercut. Sabonis saw that one coming.#T3#
Sabonis looks to clinch
and Mattos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mattos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sabonis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mattos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabonis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sabonis slips under a jab from Mattos .
Sloppy strikes from Mattos . Those never looked like landing.
Sabonis misses with a body shot.
Mattos misses with a body punch
and Sabonis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mattos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mattos cracks Sabonis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mattos looks to land a right hand but Sabonis moved out of range.
Sabonis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mattos checks a low kick from Sabonis.
Mattos is looking to clinch.
Sabonis wants to counter the offense by Mattos and move into the clinch position.#T4#
Mattos misses with a hook. Sabonis ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Mattos instigates a clinch.
Sabonis tries to circle away but Mattos has him pinned against the cage.
Sabonis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mattos 's elbow.
Sabonis taking a breather.
Sabonis being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabonis.
Mattos is stalling here.
Sabonis lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moyses Mattos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Mattos lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabonis misses the target.
Mattos throws a good cross that connects.
Sabonis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mattos .
Mattos throws a shot to the body.
Moyses Mattos is winning the standup battle so far.
Mattos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabonis can pounce on him.
Mattos lands with an overhand left.
Mattos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sabonis takes one to the chin there.
Mattos lands a nice shot that snaps Sabonis's head back.
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!
Mattos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mattos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mattos looks to throw the jab but Sabonis is out of range.
Mattos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Mattos tenderised Sabonis's leg. Sabonis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sabonis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Mattos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1#
Mattos lands a jab to Sabonis's midsection.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabonis is breathing heavily.
Sabonis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sabonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mattos .
Sabonis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sabonis blocks a jab.
Mattos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sabonis throws a low kick, looking for Mattos 's leg but Mattos calmly moves out of range.
Sabonis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mattos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#KD#
Mattos sends Sabonis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mattos is motioning to the referee to let Sabonis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Sabonis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabonis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sabonis is still on wobbly legs! Can Mattos finish him?
Mattos drops Sabonis with a naaaaasty hook - Sabonis is in real trouble here! Mattos dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos retains his super heavyweight title!
Moyses Mattos gave a mention to Revolution Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
UVT 371: Round IV
Date: Jun 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Wha wants to clinch up but Mattos keeps it at a distance.
Wha throws a right and a left that Mattos avoids nicely.
Mattos scores with a decent looking hook.
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mattos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wha doesn't manage to clinch there - Mattos circles away.
Wha ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
Wha tries to clinch there but Mattos circles away.
Mattos lands with a cross.
Mattos misses with a low kick as Wha jumps back.
Bleh Wha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wha closes the distance but Mattos moves to the side #KD2#
and Mattos counters with a crisp one two that drops Wha! Mattos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wha to his feet! Wha is in big trouble!
Wha moves in looking to clinch but Mattos pushes him off.
Wha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wha tries to clinch there but Mattos circles away.
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Mattos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T1#
Mattos lands with a shot to the body.
Mattos throws a series of punches but Wha avoids them all with ease.
Wha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wha tries to move into range but Mattos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wha drops his hands momentarily and Mattos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wha wants to clinch up but Mattos keeps it at a distance.#KD2#
Mattos cracks Wha with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mattos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wha to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mattos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mattos throws a head kick but Wha moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mattos jabs at Wha's body.
Mattos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch but Mattos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wha takes one to the side of the head.
Wha is looking to clinch.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#KD2#
Mattos lands a big uppercut and Wha crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wha looks OK. Mattos waves Wha back to his feet!#ROC2#
Wha is rocked!
Wha tries to clinch but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos throws a body shot but no joy.
Mattos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wha.
Mattos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mattos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Wha gets a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Wha has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mattos is trying to break free.
Wha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Wha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mattos avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Mattos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wha has him pressed against the cage.
Wha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wha can't find room to land a body shot as Mattos controls the action.
Mattos managing to block the knees to the body from Wha.
A bit of stalling here from Mattos .
Wha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mattos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
#BC2#
Mattos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Wha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Wha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wha tries to clinch but Mattos is having none of it.
Wha tries to clinch but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos dodges the punch combination from Wha.
Wha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wha tries to clinch up
and Mattos counters with a nice uppercut.
Wha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mattos works Wha's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mattos feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moyses Mattos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Wha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Mattos misses.
Wha tries to clinch but Mattos is having none of it.
Wha misses with a double jab
and Mattos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Mattos lands.
Mattos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mattos throws a shot to the body.
Bleh Wha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mattos can pounce on him.
Mattos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wha manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos throws a shot from downtown. Wha moves away and avoids it.
Wha doesn't manage to clinch there - Mattos circles away.
Mattos lands a slapping body shot.
Wha moves away from the strike by Mattos .
Wha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mattos .
Wha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
A slapping body kick lands there for Wha.#CL#
Wha pushes Mattos up against the cage in a clinch.
Mattos blocks a body shot from Wha.
Wha is looking to control Mattos 's arms but Mattos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wha has his back to the cage.
Come on Wha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mattos is looking to break free of the clinch but Wha has double underhooks.
Wha controlling the action here for a moment.
Wha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T2#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bleh Wha.
Mattos scores with a nice head shot.
Mattos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mattos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Mattos misses the target.
Wha went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mattos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wha is looking to clinch.
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mattos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wha tries to clinch up
and Mattos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mattos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wha on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T3#
A big right from Mattos misses.
Wha seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mattos throws a body punch but Wha moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mattos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moyses Mattos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mattos lands with a cross.
Mattos throws out a leg kick but Wha moves out of range and Mattos only half commits.
Wha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mattos throws a looping overhand right but Wha ducks down to avoid it.
Wha misses with a double jab.
Mattos swats away the attempt to clinch by Wha.
Wha tries to clinch there but Mattos circles away.
Mattos swats away the attempt to clinch by Wha.#T4#
Wha tries to clinch but Mattos moves out of range.
Wha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mattos .
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!
Wha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mattos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wha was well out of range. Poor timing from Mattos .
Wha wants to clinch but Mattos slips to the side#KD2#
and Mattos counters with a nice right hand that sends Wha toppling to the canvas! Wha scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mattos finish him?!
Oh Wha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mattos motions for Wha to come forward. Mattos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wha seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
Mattos feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wha sprawling to the canvas! Wha rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mattos finish him?!
Mattos throws an overhand right that drops Wha like a sack of potatoes! Mattos dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos is the new super heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Moyses Mattos made sure he mentioned Revolution Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
UVT 369: Mattos vs Bruno
Date: May 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Bruno throws a shot from downtown. Mattos moves away and avoids it.
Mattos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bruno at a distance.
Bruno swings widly with a right hand
and Mattos counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Bruno does it's job there.
Giordano Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruno on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#
It looks like Giordano Bruno has been cut.
Mattos dips to his left and cracks Bruno with an uppercut!
Mattos connects with a looping right hand.
Mattos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno misses with an uppercut
and Mattos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bruno thinking.
Mattos throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruno throws a lazy right hand but Mattos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC#
Bruno is rocked!
Mattos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bruno at a distance.
Mattos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMattos .
Bruno throws a looping overhand right but Mattos ducks down to avoid it.
Mattos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruno looks winded!
Mattos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mattos is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bruno flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bruno is out cold! Mattos holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moyses Mattos !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Moyses Mattos made sure he mentioned Revolution Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
UVT 365: Mattos vs Wha 3
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Wha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mattos looks to land a left hand but Wha moved out of range nicely.
Mattos throws out a leg kick but Wha moves out of range and Mattos only half commits.
Bleh Wha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wha ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
Wha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wha tries to clinch but Mattos moves away
letting Mattos counter with a right hand.
Wha doesn't manage to clinch there - Mattos circles away.
#CL2#
Wha pushes Mattos up against the cage in a clinch.
Wha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mattos 's elbow.
Mattos avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Mattos lands a hook that snaps the head of Wha backwards.
Mattos lands a shoulder strike.
Mattos is trying to break the clinch but Wha is controlling him.
Wha prevents Mattos from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Mattos breaks the clinch.
#T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Mattos 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mattos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattos misses with a looping left.
Mattos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wha tries to clinch there but Mattos circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Mattos misses the target.
Mattos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Wha clinches up with Mattos and pushes him back against the cage.
Wha missing with knees to the body.
Mattos lands a left hand.
#T2#
Wha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wha just leaning against Mattos , taking a breather.
I was talking to Mattos 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wha tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Mattos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whas head.
Mattos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wha.
Wha keeps control of Mattos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wha is pushing Mattos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Mattos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Wha moves in looking to clinch but Mattos pushes him off.#CL2#
Wha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mattos , pushing him back against the cage.
Wha presses Mattos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mattos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wha slowing the pace effectively.
Wha continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Wha missing with knees to the body.
Wha looking to throw knees to the head but Mattos is blocking nicely.
Mattos misses with the head strike.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
Mattos avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Wha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.#T4#
Mattos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos has had enough of the clinch but Wha keeps him there for the moment.
Wha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Mattos .
Wha working Mattos over with knees to the body.
Mattos is breathing heavily.
Wha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
Mattos is looking to control Wha's arms but Wha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mattos has his back to the cage.
Wha has Mattos pressed against the cage, preventing Mattos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mattos is trying to break free.
Mattos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 Moyses Mattos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mattos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wha ducks right into an uppercut from Mattos .
Wha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mattos blocks the body kick.
Mattos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mattos misses the target. #CL2#
Mattos gets tackled into the cage by Wha. Wha maintains the clinch.
Wha tries a knee to the head but Mattos blocks it.
Mattos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wha blocks an uppercut.
Mattos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos is trying to break the clinch but Wha has him pressed against the cage.
Wha lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Wha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mattos working aggressively here.
Wha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wha being controlled against the cage.#BC#
Mattos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Wha tries to clinch there but Mattos circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wha is looking to clinch.
That kick from Mattos tenderised Wha's leg. Wha is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Wha rushes Mattos and presses him up against the cage.
Wha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mattos .
Wha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mattos is stalling here.
Wha scores with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Wha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wha blocks a body shot from Mattos .
Wha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
Wha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mattos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wha lands an uppercut.
Wha is struggling to control the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Wha.
#T4#
Mattos being controlled against the cage.
Wha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mattos misses with some punches.
Mattos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wha crunches a lovely knee into Mattos 's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleh Wha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Wha is looking to clinch but Mattos is avoiding it.
Wha ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
Wha is looking to clinch.
Mattos throws a hook but Wha avoids it easily.
Wha blocks a head kick by Mattos .
Mattos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mattos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wha has time to react.
Mattos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mattos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Wha blocks the low kick.
Mattos throws an overhand right that lands on Wha's shoulder, as Wha tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wha blocks a low kick nicely.
Mattos misses with a body shot.
#CL2#
Wha clinches up with Mattos and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wha leaning his opponent against the cage.#T1#
Wha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mattos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wha misses with a punch on the inside.
Wha lands a good knee to the midsection. Mattos won't want to take too many of those.
Wha tries to land knees in the clinch but Mattos avoids the damage to the body.
Mattos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wha trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Wha is trying to maintain a safe position but Mattos gets an underhook and turns Wha into the cage.
Wha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Wha - that landed with a thud.
Wha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wha prevents Mattos from breaking the clinch.
Wha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wha stalling.
Mattos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wha backwards.
Wha lands a hook that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T3#
Mattos gets through Wha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bleh Wha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wha crunches a lovely knee into Mattos 's ribcage.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
Mattos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wha stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wha.
A frustrated look appears on Mattos 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mattos avoids it.#T4#
Wha slowing the pace effectively.
Wha slows down the pace here.
Wha controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bleh Wha.#CL2#
Wha takes the fight into the clinch.
Mattos managing to block the knees to the body from Wha.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wha trying to land knees to the body.
Mattos managing to block the knees to the body from Wha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleh Wha really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Mattos . Wha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wha slips a jab from Mattos .
Wha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mattos .
Wha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mattos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wha doesn't seem bothered though.
Wha tries to clinch there but Mattos circles away.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mattos being controlled against the cage.
Wha leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.#T1#
Mattos avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Mattos has had enough of the clinch but Wha keeps him there for the moment.
Mattos avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Mattos is trying to force a seperation but Wha has the dominant position.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
Mattos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wha up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wha.
A short uppercut from Mattos .
Wha avoiding damage.
#T2#
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wha looking to stall.
Mattos is trying to break the clinch but Wha has him pressed against the cage.
Wha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mattos managing to block the knees to the body from Wha.
Wha looking to slow down the pace here.
Mattos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Mattos on the inside. #T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wha stalling.
Mattos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mattos can't break the clinch.
Wha working aggressively here.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos stalling in the clinch but Wha improves position.
Wha is trying to maintain a safe position but Mattos gets an underhook and turns Wha into the cage.
Wha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mattos lands a body shot. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#BC#
Mattos manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Wha has closed the distance and engaged Mattos in a clinch.
Mattos misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Mattos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mattos swats away the attempt to clinch by Wha.
Wha doesn't manage to clinch there - Mattos circles away.
Mattos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mattos digs a good hook to Wha's body.
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch but Mattos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mattos swings for the body but Wha moves out of range.
Wha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mattos throws out the jab.
Wha tries to clinch but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moyses Mattos had his way with Bleh Wha in that 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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Mattos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wha has time to react.
Wha wants to clinch
and Mattos counters with a right hand to the body.
Wha tries to clinch there but Mattos circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Mattos misses its target.
Wha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mattos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mattos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWha.#CL2#
Wha closes the distance and clinches.
Mattos managing to block the knees to the body from Wha.
Wha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mattos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wha looking to throw knees to the head but Mattos is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Wha.
#T1#
Wha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mattos cracks Wha with a nice body shot.
Wha stalling.
Mattos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mattos blocking some punches.
Wha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
Wha stalling in the clinch.
#T2#
Wha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Mattos breaks the clinch.
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mattos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wha slips a straight right by Mattos .
Wha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mattos counters with a nice uppercut.
Bleh Wha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Wha closes the distance and pushes Mattos back into the cage.
Wha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mattos 's efforts to push away.
Wha stalls.
Wha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wha tries to stall but Mattos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mattos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Wha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mattos has had enough of the clinch but Wha keeps him there for the moment.
Wha trying to stall but Mattos improves his position.
Wha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mattos .
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mattos avoids it.
Wha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T4#
Wha trying to land knees to the body.
Mattos misses with some punches.
Wha lands a knee to the head.
Wha struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattos controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wha.
Wha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wha misses with a punch to the body.
Wha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Wha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wha throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bleh Wha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wha 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Bleh Wha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
UVT 362: Mattos vs Adrian
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Mattos gets tackled into the cage by Adrian. Adrian maintains the clinch. #BC#
Mattos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adrian throws a right hand that Mattos ducks under and follows up with a left that Mattos also avoids with ease.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch but Mattos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mattos swings for the body but Adrian moves out of range.
Adrian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mattos with a body shot.#CL2#
Adrian closes the distance and clinches.
Mattos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mattos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mattos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adrian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adrian misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adrian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Mattos avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.
Adrian tries a knee to the head but Mattos blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mattos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adrian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mattos avoids it.#BC#
Mattos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Adrian closes the distance and pushes Mattos back into the cage.
Adrian has Mattos pushed against the cage.
Adrian misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos blocks a body shot from Adrian.
Adrian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
I was talking to Mattos 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mattos lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Mattos manages to break the clinch.
#T2##CL2#
Adrian clinches up with Mattos and pushes him back against the cage.
Adrian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mattos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mattos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adrian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
Mattos slows down the pace here.
#BC#
Mattos breaks the clinch.
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!
Mattos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adrian tries to clinch but Mattos is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Mattos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adrian drops his hands momentarily and Mattos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adrian wants to clinch but Mattos slips to the side
and Mattos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mattos lands a right hook to the body.
Mattos misses with a body shot.
#T3#
Adrian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Mattos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mattos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mattos throws a body punch but Adrian moves out of range.
Adrian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL2#
Adrian darts in and clinches Mattos up against the cage.
Adrian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mattos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adrian digs a right hand underneath Mattos 's ribcage. Mattos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adrian scores with a shoulder strike.
Adrian misses with a punch to the body.
Adrian trying to land knees to the body.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Mattos . #T4#
Adrian misses with a punch on the inside.
Mattos slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #BC#
Mattos 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mattos connects with a right hand. Adrian shakes it off.
Adrian lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Mattos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mattos lands a nice shot that snaps Adrian's head back.
#ROC#
Adrian is rocked!
Adrian gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mattos gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Adrian is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos retains his super heavyweight title!
Moyses Mattos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Revolution Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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