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Event:
Black and Blue on the Beach
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Matveev tries to bum rush Breck with a series of wild strikes but Breck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matveev throws a poor cross that misses
and Breck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Breck scores with the left hand. Matveev knows he should have avoided that one.
Matveev lands a head shot.
Breck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matveev's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Matveev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Breck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breck misses with an uppercut
and Matveev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Breck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matveev.
Breck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Breck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matveev.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matveev! But no joy.
Breck seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T1#
A jab lands there for Matveev.
Breck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Breck misses with an uppercut
and Matveev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matveev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matveev blocks a jab.
Matveev takes a swing at Breck's ribcage but misses.
Matveev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Breck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Breck throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matveev counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Breck throws a big shot that misses.
Breck throws a lazy uppercut
and Matveev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Breck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matveev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Breck misses with a looping right.
Matveev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Breck had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Breck blocks a jab.
Matveev feints a jab promting Breck to slip. Matveev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Breck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matveev misses with a shot to the body
and Breck counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Matveev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Breck.
Breck misses with a body punch
and Matveev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Breck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matveev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Breck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Breck appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Breck misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Matveev finds it's way through Breck's defenses.
Matveev missing with a left hand there. Breck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Matveev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Breck.
Breck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Breck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matveev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Breck throws a lazy uppercut
and Matveev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Breck misses with a lunging right hand
and Matveev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Breck with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breck throws a right hand that misses
and Breck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Breck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matveev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Matveev dominated 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.
#R2#
Breck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matveev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Breck is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Matveev.
Breck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matveev.
Matveev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Breck throws the left hand but Matveev avoids the punch easily.
Matveev misses with an uppercut. Breck saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breck throws a poor cross that misses
and Matveev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matveev throws an overhand right that lands on Breck's shoulder, as Breck tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T1#
Breck misses with an uppercut.
Matveev looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Breck has managed to clinch.
Breck is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Matveev's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Breck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matveev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matveev is trying to break free.
Matveev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matveev working aggressively here.
Matveev tries to break free but Breck pushes him back against the cage.
Breck swings wildly with an uppercut but Matveev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matveev can't break the clinch.
#T2#
Matveev has had enough of the clinch but Breck keeps him there for the moment.
Breck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matveev tries to break the clinch but Breck is controlling the position.
Matveev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matveev takes a shot to the head.
Matveev can't break the clinch.
Matveev looking to slow down the pace here.
Breck has Matveev pressed against the cage, preventing Matveev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matveev tries to circle away but Breck has him pinned against the cage.
Matveev tries to break free but Breck pushes him back against the cage.
Breck misses with some punches.
#T3#
Matveev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breck.
Breck tries to throw a body punch but Matveev avoids it by throwing Breck back against the cage.
Matveev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matveev has had enough of the clinch but Breck keeps him there for the moment.
Matveev is looking to break free of the clinch but Breck has double underhooks.
Breck has a couple of punches blocked by Matveev.
Matveev is looking to break free of the clinch but Breck has double underhooks.
Matveev is looking to break free of the clinch but Breck has double underhooks.
Breck throws a head punch that misses.
Matveev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Breck lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Matveev's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
Breck tries a body shot but Matveev blocks it.
Breck gets through Matveev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Breck lands a left hand.
Matveev tries to circle away but Breck has him pinned against the cage.
Matveev can't break the clinch.
Breck gets through Matveev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matveev has had enough of the clinch but Breck keeps him there for the moment.
Matveev working hard to break the clinch.
Breck tries to work over Matveev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matveev tries to break the clinch but Breck is controlling the position.
Matveev is looking to break free of the clinch but Breck has double underhooks.
Breck keeps control of Matveev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeck Breck dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Matveev misses with a body shot
#CL#
and Breck counters by moving into the clinch.
Matveev can't break the clinch.
Matveev can't break the clinch.
Breck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matveev has had enough of the clinch but Breck keeps him there for the moment.
Breck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matveev tries to circle away but Breck has him pinned against the cage.
Breck keeps control of Matveev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breck lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matveev.
A left hand lands to the body for Breck.
Matveev swings wildly with an uppercut but Breck uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
A hook to the body from Breck.
#KD#
Breck drops Matveev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Matveev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Matveev is rocked!
Breck has a couple of punches blocked by Matveev.
Matveev is still on wobbly legs! Can Breck finish him?
A short body shot lands from Breck as the two fighters clinch.
Breck creates a bit of distance and cracks Matveev with a massive left hook! Matveev crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Breck stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeck Breck!
After the fight, Zeck Breck was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Big Bash at the Beach
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Matveev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Braveheart in his tracks.
Braveheart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Braveheart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matveev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matveev's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches - $325/Week was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Matveev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matveev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matveev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Braveheart doesn't seem bothered though.
Matveev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T1#
Matveev scores with a body shot.
Alexey Matveev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Matveev.
Braveheart needs to keep his hands up - Matveev had a free shot at his head there.
Alexey Matveev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Braveheart.
Nice body punch from Matveev. #T2#
Braveheart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matveev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matveev thuds a left hand into Braveheart's body.
Braveheart fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Braveheart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Matveev.#T3#
Matveev dips to his left and cracks Braveheart with an uppercut!
Braveheart looks for a takedown but Matveev sprawls well.
Matveev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Braveheart with a body shot.
Braveheart takes one to the chin there.
Braveheart looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Matveev lunges at Braveheart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braveheart's hand. #T4#
Matveev cracks Braveheart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matveev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matveev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braveheart momentarily.
Braveheart tries to clinch but Matveev moves away
and Matveev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matveev throws a good cross that connects.
Braveheart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matveev lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Matveev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A combination from Matveev does no damage.
Matveev lands a really nice looking cross but Braveheart seems unphased.
Braveheart takes one to the side of the head.
Matveev lunges at Braveheart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braveheart's hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Matveev scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matveev throws out a powerful jab.
Braveheart tries for a takedown but Matveev circles away easily
and Matveev counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
Matveev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Braveheart doesn't seem bothered though.
Matveev fails to land with a series of punches.
Matveev clobbers Braveheart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Braveheart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matveev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Braveheart doesn't seem bothered though.
Braveheart throws a lazy uppercut
and Matveev counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Matveev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matveev sizes up Braveheart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matveev scores with a jab.
Braveheart wants to clinch up but Matveev keeps it at a distance.
Braveheart misses with a takedown attempt - Matveev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Matveev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Braveheart has his takedown stuffed
and Matveev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Braveheart. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Nice straight punches there by Matveev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matveev.
Matveev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Braveheart's hands.
Matveev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab by Matveev.
Braveheart tries to clinch up
and Matveev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Matveev's corner calls for a 1-2. Matveev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matveev lands a jab to Braveheart's midsection.
Matveev misses with a series of wild punches.
Braveheart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Matveev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Braveheart wants to clinch
letting Matveev counter with a right hand.
Braveheart has his takedown stuffed
and Matveev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matveev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braveheart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matveev's waist but Matveev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braveheart off to one side.
Braveheart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Braveheart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Matveev dips to his left and cracks Braveheart with an uppercut!
Braveheart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braveheart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Braveheart takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD#
Braveheart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB#
Braveheart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Matveev is looking to reverse the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Braveheart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Matveev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matveev struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Matveev can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Matveev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Braveheart has hold of Matveev's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Matveev seems comfortable defending it but Braveheart has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Matveev is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Matveev is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Braveheart couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Braveheart!
A very excited looking Jimmy Braveheart rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Matveev misses with a straight left.
Matveev looks to score with a jab to the body but Butt is just out of range.
Matveev misses the shot to the body.
Matveev takes one on the button.
Butt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butt misses with a hook to the body
and Matveev counters with a stiff right hand.
Matveev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matveev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matveev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butt under the eye.
Matveev takes a swing at Butt's ribcage but misses.
Butt tries to clinch but Matveev moves out of range. #CL#
Butt moves into range and clinches up with Matveev.
Butt has Matveev pressed against the cage, preventing Matveev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butt lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Butt.
Matveev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butt lands with a left to the head.
Butt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Butt.
Matveev looks winded!#T1#
Butt lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Butt.
A left hand lands to the body for Butt.
A right hand to the body from Butt.
A right hand to the body from Butt.
Butt lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Butt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butt lands a nice shot to the body.
Butt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Butt is leaning against Matveev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Butt. #ROC#
Matveev is rocked!#KD#
Butt drops Matveev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Matveev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Matveev is still on wobbly legs! Can Butt finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butt lands a big right hand that drops Matveev! The killer instinct kicks in and Butt finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Butt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Butt!
A very excited looking Rex Butt 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:
IFC One
Date: Feb 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Matveev misses with the combination.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Matveev.
Lewis tries to counter with a takedown but Matveev is quick to defend against it.
Lewis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Matveev.
Matveev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lewis.
Matveev scores with a sloppy right hand. Lewis should have avoided that one.
Matveev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Nice takedown defense from Matveev. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
It seemed like Matveev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matveev lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
Matveev lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matveev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis slips under a jab from Matveev.
Matveev lands with a nice combination. Lewis backs away looking to recover.#T1#
Matveev defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Matveev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lewis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matveev to score with a decent uppercut.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matveev throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Lewis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lewis scores with a nice strike.
Matveev throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Matveev tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis slips under a jab from Matveev.
Matveev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A nice combination there by Matveev.
Matveev lands a jab to the nose.
Matveev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matveev misses with a hook to the body
#CL#
and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch.
Matveev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Matveev blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis is trying to drag Matveev to the mat but Matveev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Matveev blocks an uppercut.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis tries to work over Matveev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matveev is looking to break free of the clinch but Lewis has double underhooks.
Matveev gets underhooks to prevent Lewis's takedown attempt.
Lewis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matveev's efforts to push away.
Lewis tries a body shot but Matveev blocks it.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis tries a body shot but Matveev blocks it.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Matveev.
Matveev is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Matveev into the cage.
Matveev is trying to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Matveev controls his hands.
Matveev stops a takedown attempt from Lewis.
#T3#
Matveev is trying to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matveev's efforts to push away.
Matveev wants to get back to striking at distance but Lewis won't allow it.
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Matveev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Matveev is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matveev prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Matveev tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the cage.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Matveev controls his hands.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD#
Lewis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Matveev regains guard immediately.
Lewis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lewis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T4##SUB#
Lewis has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Matveev is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lewis yanks on the arm and Matveev is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lewis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Lewis!
A very excited looking Kenny Lewis 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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