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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Mathews looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
Kong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kong scores with a push kick.
Mathews blocks the body kick.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathews is looking for the big counter here.
Kong keeps Mathews at a distance using the push kick.
Mathews moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
Mathews tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Mathews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Mathews does no damage.
Kong keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Kong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mathews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#TD2#
Mathews looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Kong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mathews is controlling him.
Kong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kong tries to get out of the position.#T1#
Mathews wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving.
Mathews might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kong haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kong is looking to stand up but Mathews isn't so interested in that idea.
Kong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mathews on the ground.
Mathews controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kong can't keep his opponent in guard - Mathews advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mathews stops Kong from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathews is figuring out what he wants to do next.#ES#
Kong has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mathews is on him like a limpet, forcing Kong back against the cage.#BC#
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Mathews throws a lazy head kick
and Kong counters with a three punch combo that has Mathews backing up. Mathews nods at Kong to acknowledge the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mathews lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It appears Kong was looking to counter with a kick there.
James Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mathews throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T3#
Kong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mathews throws a series of strikes that have Kong backpedaling.
Mathews misses with a series of wild punches.
Mathews shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mathews in his tracks.
Kong misses with a hook.
Mathews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Kong counters with a quick kick to the body but Mathews blocks it.
Mathews throws a head kick that misses
and Kong counters with a big head kick but Mathews shrugs it off.
Krom Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathews pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mathews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathews misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T4#
Mathews tries to land a body kick
and Kong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mathews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kong thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mathews looks winded!
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathews tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mathews somewhat.
As Mathews looks to move away, Kong throws a big counter combo but Mathews just gets out of the way.
Mathews throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mathews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Kong counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC#
Kong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kong scores with a head kick. Mathews tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mathews fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krom Kong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Krom Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Kong as Mathews shoots in.
Mathews moves out of range of the strikes.
Mathews throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kong counters with a good low kick that Mathews was not able to check.
Kong stuns Mathews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mathews tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kong avoids the head kick by Mathews.
Krom Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT#
It looks like James Mathews has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Mathews bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mathews trying to control the position but Kong is working away.
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!
Kong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mathews can do to turn this around?#T1#
Mathews creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kong sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB2#
Mathews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kong tries to escape but Mathews is in control.
Mathews looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kong is avoiding damage well.
Mathews taking a breather here.
Kong tries to escape but Mathews is in control. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kong bucks up and tries to throw Mathews off but instead Mathews has got his back!
James Mathews has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mathews biding his time, controlling Kong.
Kong is trying to get back to his feet but Mathews has full control of the position and if anything, Kong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mathews somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #ES#
Kong manages to escape to his feet.
Kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mathews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathews misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T3#
Mathews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mathews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathews is looking to clinch.
Kong throws a counter high kick but Mathews was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mathews.
Krom Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mathews.
A punch combination from Mathews misses.
Mathews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kong counters with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kong.
A combination from Kong does no damage.
Mathews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kong counters with a three punch combo that has Mathews backing up. Mathews nods at Kong to acknowledge the strikes.
Mathews swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kong counters with a series of strikes. Mathews will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kong throws a nice outside leg kick. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kong.
Mathews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kong.
Kong looks to land a body kick but Mathews moved away.
Mathews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
Kong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mathews tries to bum rush Kong with a series of wild strikes but Kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kong stuffs the takedown attempt from Mathews. Mathews gets slowly back to his feet.
Kong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mathews.
Kong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mathews tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
And Kong counters with a quick kick to the body but Mathews blocks it.
Mathews throws a lazy head kick
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krom Kong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Mathews's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mathews looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Mathews throws an overhand right that lands on Kong's shoulder, as Kong tries to avoid the shot.
Mathews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kong moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMathews.
Kong keeps the fight on the outside.
Kong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mathews.
Kong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mathews.
Mathews tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.
As Mathews looks to move away, Kong throws a big counter combo but Mathews just gets out of the way.
Kong is looking to slow Mathews down with leg kicks.
Mathews has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mathews tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Kong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mathews fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mathews darts in trying to clinch
and Kong counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Mathews looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mathews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mathews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mathews just manages to avoid it.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Krom Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mathews.
Mathews swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Kong counters by clinching up. #BC#
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mathews tries to clinch there but Kong circles away.
Kong tried to counter with a leg kick but Mathews avoided it.
Kong lands a nice shot that snaps Mathews's head back.
A good leg kick by Kong. #T2#
Mathews throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Mathews lands with an overhand left.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mathews misses with a takedown attempt
and Kong counters with a low kick, right behind Mathews 's knee.
Mathews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathews's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy body kick from Mathews
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong thumps Mathews with a low kick.
Mathews is looking to clinch but Kong is avoiding it.
Mathews is looking to clinch but Kong is avoiding it.
As Mathews looks to move away, Kong throws a big counter combo but Mathews just gets out of the way.#T3#
Mathews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mathews misses with the combination.
Kong cracks the inside of Mathews's front leg.
Mathews doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
Kong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathews's calf.
Kong is looking to slow Mathews down with leg kicks.
Mathews looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
Kong misses with a leg kick.
Mathews lands an overhand right.
Mathews misses with a wild combination.
James Mathews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Kong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mathews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mathews looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Krom Kong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mathews takes a step back to recover.
Kong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Mathews misses
and Mathews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krom Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krom Kong!
Krom Kong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Mathews throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mathews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#
It looks like James Mathews has been cut.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Mathews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mathews is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Mathews on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mathews counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Mathews moves into the clinch.#BC#
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mathews.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Mathews as he connects with a hook.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Mathews shoots in.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Mathews with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Mathews avoids nicely.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.#T1#
Mathews moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Mathews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Mathews avoids nicely.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Mathews is looking for the big counter here.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathews looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Mathews avoids it well. #CL2#
Mathews gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mathews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Mathews wants to counter with a clinch but Jackson pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Jackson.
#T2#
Mathews throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Mathews dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jamaal Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mathews.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Mathews connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamaal Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathews throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Mathews misses with a body kick.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mathews lands a jab.
Mathews throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Mathews slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
#T3#
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathews.
As Mathews looks to move away, Jackson throws a big counter combo but Mathews just gets out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mathews is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Jackson misses. #CL2#
Mathews clinches with his opponent.
Mathews throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathews throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Mathews darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mathews takes one on the button.#TD2#
Mathews looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson is looking to stand back up but Mathews counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jackson. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!#REVR#
Mathews content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mathews's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamaal Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Mathews's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Mathews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Mathews's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mathews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mathews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mathews off to one side.
Mathews tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jamaal Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathews throws a counter combo.
Mathews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mathews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathews throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Mathews.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mathews throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson jabs Mathews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mathews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
#T1#
Mathews takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mathews can do to turn this around?
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathews throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathews.
Mathews looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mathews lands a head kick!
Jackson throws a right hand that Mathews ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathews also avoids with ease.
A combination from Mathews does no damage.
Jackson throws a big counter combination but Mathews scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mathews.
Mathews misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mathews has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mathews's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a right and a left that Mathews avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mathews misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Mathews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jamaal Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mathews.
Mathews slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Mathews is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Mathews dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
#CL2#
Mathews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Mathews pulls guard successfully.
#SU#
Jackson gets to his feet - Mathews follows without any prompting.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mathews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Mathews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mathews eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mathews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathews smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Mathews misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Mathews backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathews on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Mathews has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
#T4#
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathews slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Mathews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a big counter combination but Mathews scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jamaal Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathews misses the shot to the body.
Mathews takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamaal Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Mathews's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathews shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Mathews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Mathews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Mathews backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mathews misses with a straight left.
Mathews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathews wants to clinch.#T1#
Mathews swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Mathews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mathews slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Mathews throws a head kick that misses.
Mathews misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a big counter combination but Mathews scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mathews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mathews misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Mathews.
Mathews with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Mathews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathews shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jamaal Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mathews.#T2#
Mathews wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Mathews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathews circles away quickly and effectively.
And Mathews tries to counter it with a takedown but Jackson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Mathews shoots in.
Jackson is looking for a counter combo.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Mathews avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Mathews. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson throws a right hand that Mathews ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathews also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathews is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#TD2#
Mathews closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Mathews with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Jackson wants to stand up but Mathews is controlling him.
Jackson is wriggling around but Mathews manages to pass to half guard.
Jackson tries to kick Mathews off in order to stand up. Mathews Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mathews throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mathews advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathews content just to control the position here.
More stalling from Mathews.
James Mathews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4##SUB2#
Mathews with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jackson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jackson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamaal Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamaal Jackson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 11, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Mathews shoots in and gets a takedown into Bolton's guard.#ES#
Bolton has his feet on Mathews's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mathews scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mathews misses with a wild combination.
Bolton looks for a takedown but Mathews sprawls well.
Mathews tries to clinch #TD#
and Bolton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bolton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolton winds up and cracks Mathews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bolton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mathews wants to control but Bolton is keeping busy.
Mathews is looking to improve his position.
Bolton working over Mathews with some ground and pound. Mathews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Mathews wants to control but Bolton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bolton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bolton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bolton working over Mathews with some ground and pound. Mathews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mathews looks winded!
Bolton thows a huge punch but Mathews dodges it nicely.
Mathews avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolton.
Bolton 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.
Mathews blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolton.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet.
Bolton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bolton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mathews wants to control the action here but instead Bolton manages to pass to full mount! #T2#
Bolton unloading with bombs!
Bolton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bolton lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Mathews that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolton landing strikes from the mount and Mathews is in trouble!
Bolton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mathews can't escape the position.
Bolton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mathews's face.
Bolton lands a big elbow.
Mathews takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC#
Mathews is rocked!
Bolton working the ground and pound effectively.
Mathews is still in real trouble! Can Bolton finish him?
Bolton postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mathews in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mathews to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jc Bolton!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 08, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Mathews closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fulton quickly recovers to half guard.
Fulton tries to roll over but Mathews keeps him under control.
Fulton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mathews is working away from the top position though.
Fulton is controlling Mathews's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulton is staying active underneath Mathews, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Fulton holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mathews content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mathews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Mathews moves into the clinch.#BC#
Fulton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathews lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fulton jabs Mathews right on the nose. Mathews blinks but takes it well.
A left and a right from Mathews both land. Nice combination.
Jab from Fulton.#CL#
Fulton rushes Mathews and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fulton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Mathews decides to pull guard.
Mathews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fulton.
Fulton really is a fat lump.
Fulton is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fulton won't allow Mathews to sweep him here.
Fulton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fulton prevents Mathews from getting back to his feet.
Fulton landing with the ground and pound.
Fulton controlling from the top position. #T3#
Fulton stops Mathews from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Fulton takes the fight into the clinch.
Fulton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fulton with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Fulton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Fulton tries to keep at a distance but Mathews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mathews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fulton is defending well for now.#T4#
With the fighters up against the cage, Fulton throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Mathews manages to break the clinch.
Fulton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD2#
Mathews shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fulton napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES#
Fulton explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mathews looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Fulton moves into the clinch successfully.
Fulton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathews is trying to force a seperation but Fulton has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Mathews to work.
Nice elbow from Fulton.
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 Numbers Fulton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fulton can't get the takedown.
Mathews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD2#
Mathews ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mathews no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fulton is looking to work some ground and pound but Mathews has wrist control.
Fulton content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulton throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Fulton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fulton 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mathews tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Fulton closes the distance and pushes Mathews back into the cage.#BC2#
Mathews breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Mathews closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mathews lands in his opponent's guard.#T2#
Fulton keeping moving, preventing Mathews from controlling successfully.
Mathews is breathing heavily.
Mathews tries to free his leg and advance position but Fulton is retaining full guard.
Mathews trying to control but Fulton is working from the bottom.
Fulton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mathews is controlling him.
Fulton has momentary wrist control but Mathews slips an elbow through the middle.
Mathews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Fulton has a closed guard, preventing Mathews from standing up.
Mathews wants to stand and escape but instead Fulton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Fulton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mathews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fulton connects with a couple of short punches.
Fulton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mathews is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Fulton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fulton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mathews shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fulton eats them both and turns towards Mathews to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mathews throws a head kick that misses.
Mathews lands a two punch combo.
James Mathews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fulton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mathews looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mathews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Fulton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mathews tries to break the clinch but Fulton is controlling the position.
Fulton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fulton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Fulton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fulton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL#
Fulton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Fulton manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Mathews looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Fulton has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mathews is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Mathews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Mathews's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T1##BC#
Fulton breaks from the clinch.
Mathews throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mathews scores with a spinning back kick!
Mathews misses with a two punch combination.
Mathews misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Fulton clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Fulton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Mathews closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mathews lands in his opponent's guard.#ES#
Fulton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mathews off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Fulton breaks the clinch.
Mathews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Mathews shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fulton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fulton holding on.
Fulton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mathews trying to control the position but Fulton is working away. #T3#
Fulton struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathews trying to control the action but Fulton is working from the bottom.
Fulton wants to control but Mathews postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fulton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mathews is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Mathews gets tackled into the cage by Fulton. Fulton maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Mathews jumps guard and drags Fulton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mathews is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fulton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mathews can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fulton controls the pace.
Fulton won't allow Mathews to sweep him here.
Fulton stays in close to Mathews's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Numbers Fulton.
I think Fulton 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numbers Fulton!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 06, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Mathews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watson, pushing him back against the cage.
Watson avoiding damage as Mathews throws knees to the body.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mathews walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mathews throws a combination. Watson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL2#
Mathews moves into the clinch successfully.
Mathews has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Watson after a bit of a struggle.
Watson scores a nice knee to the body.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Mathews turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Watson jumps guard.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Mathews from controlling successfully.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Mathews is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Mathews slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SU2#
Mathews gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Mathews clinches up with Watson and pushes him back against the cage.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Watson gets control of Mathews's arms and successfully pulls guard. Watson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Mathews content to stall in guard here.
Watson has his hands on Mathews's head, controlling the position.
Mathews is looking to pass into half guard but Watson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Watson is in guard.#REVR#
Watson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mathews's head.
Mathews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathews controlling Watson's posture. #T3#
Mathews has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Watson has passed into side control.
Watson working away.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watson stands up.
Mathews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mathews pinned against the cage. Mathews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watson blocks a head kick by Mathews.
Watson throws a series of punches but Mathews moves out of range.
Watson has a takedown stuffed.
Mathews feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Mathews darts in and clinches Watson up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Mathews will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mathews connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mathews throws a low kick, looking for Watson's leg but Watson calmly moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Mathews.
Mathews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson is fending him off so far but Mathews persists. Nope, Watson circles away and we're back to standing.
Mathews throws a chopping leg kick but Watson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Mathews.
Mathews misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Watson forces Mathews back against the cage and clinches.
Watson prevents Mathews from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Watson jumps guard.
#T1#
Mathews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mathews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mathews wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Mathews might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Watson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Watson tries to strike from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mathews is looking to pass into half guard but Watson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Watson is in guard.#REVR#
Watson wanted to stand there but Mathews had control of the position. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mathews throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mathews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mathews is pulling down on Watson's head. It's preventing any offense from Watson, at least for the moment.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Watson manages to pass to side control.
Mathews wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
#T3#
Mathews trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mathews scores with a leg kick.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Mathews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mathews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watson's hands.
Mathews is looking to land body kicks.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Mathews, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Mathews against the cage but Mathews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathews.
#T4#
Watson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James Mathews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson dives in for a single leg takedown but Mathews sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mathews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Mathews both land. Nice combination.
Mathews thumps Watson with a low kick.#CL2#
Watson gets tackled into the cage by Mathews. Mathews maintains the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Mathews turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mathews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mathews throws a series of strikes that have Watson backpedaling.
Watson shoots in but Mathews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mathews is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Mathews. Those never looked like landing.
Watson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mathews lands a two punch combo.
#CL2#
Watson tries to keep at a distance but Mathews has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Watson pulls Mathews into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews sitting in guard here, content to control.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Mathews throwing strikes but missing.
Mathews trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathews is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Mathews from controlling successfully.
Mathews trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Watson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Mathews is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mathews's guard.#SU#
Watson stands and steps away. Mathews gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mathews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL#
Watson has Mathews up against the cage in a clinch.
#T3#
Watson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mathews's face.
Mathews fails to pull guard.
Mathews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Mathews pulls guard. #ES2#
Mathews has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Watson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mathews walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Mathews shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Mathews.
Mathews connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Mathews clinches with his opponent.
#T4#
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mathews avoids the damage to the body.
Watson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mathews to keep the fight standing.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!#BC2#
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Mathews lands with a good body shot.
James Mathews is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left and a right from Mathews both land. Nice combination.
Mathews lands a high kick!
#CL2#
Mathews moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivan Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathews.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Mathews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mathews winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mathews!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2016 |
#R1#
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. #CL2#
Mathews clinches with his opponent.
Mathews is trying to force a seperation but Compton has the dominant position.#TD#
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. #T1#
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.#REF3#
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.#CL#
Compton moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4##SU#
Compton stands up and beckons Mathews to his feet. #CL#
Compton has managed to clinch.
#TD2#
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.
#R2#
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.
#TD2#
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.#T1#
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. #REVR#
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. #SUB#
Compton seems to be looking for submissions.
Mathews is looking to improve his position.
Mathews is breathing heavily.#SUB#
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. #T2#
Mathews trying to control here.
Compton working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
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.#T3#
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.
#T4#
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!
#R3##CL#
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.
#BC2#
Mathews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mathews tries to clinch but Compton is having none of it. #T1##TD2#
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. #T2#
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.
#SU2#
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.#TD2#
Mathews closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Compton's guard.#T3#
Compton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mathews's guard. #REVR#
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!#T4#
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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