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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sherman Stafford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McMatthew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stafford comes into the arena with Sherman's too sexy blaring out of the sound system. Jack McMatthew has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sherman Stafford's chin.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sherman Stafford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack McMatthew!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMatthew moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McMatthew throws a nice looking combination but Stafford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McMatthew scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McMatthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMatthew throws a series of strikes that have Stafford backpedaling.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Stafford avoids them all with ease.
McMatthew throws a good cross that connects.
Stafford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stafford avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMatthew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stafford circles away quickly and effectively.
McMatthew fails to land with a series of punches.
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stafford.
McMatthew misses with the combination.
McMatthew scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stafford.
Stafford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMatthew is looking to stand up but Stafford isn't so interested in that idea.
Stafford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stafford trying to control the position from guard on top but McMatthew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McMatthew wants to get back to his feet but Stafford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stafford wants to control from the top but McMatthew keeps moving.
McMatthew is looking to stand up but Stafford isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from McMatthew.
McMatthew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stafford shoots in but no luck this time.
Stafford dodges the punch combination from McMatthew.
McMatthew misses with the combination.
McMatthew misses with a few strikes there.
McMatthew stuffs the takedown attempt from Stafford. Stafford gets slowly back to his feet.
McMatthew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from McMatthew.
Jack McMatthew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafford avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMatthew lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McMatthew misses with a double jab.
Stafford avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMatthew misses with a double jab.
McMatthew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stafford's hands.
Stafford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McMatthew swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherman Stafford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stafford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stafford slips a jab and a cross from McMatthew.
Stafford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMatthew.
Stafford shoots in looking for a takedown. McMatthew tries to sprawl out of it but Stafford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McMatthew manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew tries to bum rush Stafford with a series of wild strikes but Stafford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMatthew looks to land a combination but Stafford avoids it well.
Stafford slips a jab and a cross from McMatthew.
Stafford looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stafford performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McMatthew wants to get back to his feet.
Stafford perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McMatthew dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stafford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McMatthew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stafford backs up against the cage.
McMatthew misses with a wild combination.
Stafford shoots in looking for a takedown. McMatthew tries to sprawl out of it but Stafford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McMatthew manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McMatthew thuds his right hand into Stafford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McMatthew tries to bum rush Stafford with a series of wild strikes but Stafford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMatthew misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMatthew lands a jab-cross combination.
Stafford shoots in for a double leg but McMatthew sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stafford dodges the punch combination from McMatthew.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Stafford moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMatthew fails to land with a series of punches.
McMatthew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McMatthew is looking to break free of the clinch but Stafford has double underhooks.
McMatthew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McMatthew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stafford has him pressed against the cage.
McMatthew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stafford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McMatthew but McMatthew pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherman Stafford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMatthew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stafford circles away quickly and effectively.
Jack McMatthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by McMatthew.
A combination from McMatthew does no damage.
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stafford.
McMatthew clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Stafford won't allow it.
McMatthew is looking to break free of the clinch but Stafford has double underhooks.
McMatthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Stafford won't allow it.
McMatthew is looking to break free of the clinch but Stafford has double underhooks.
Stafford prevents McMatthew from breaking the clinch.
Stafford keeps control of McMatthew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McMatthew wants to break the clinch but can't.
McMatthew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McMatthew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McMatthew has had enough of the clinch but Stafford keeps him there for the moment.
Stafford jumps guard but McMatthew stands there with Stafford around his waist. Stafford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McMatthew is looking to break free of the clinch but Stafford has double underhooks.
Stafford jumps guard but McMatthew stands there with Stafford around his waist. Stafford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McMatthew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McMatthew is trying to break the clinch but Stafford has him pressed against the cage.
McMatthew is trying to break the clinch but Stafford has him pressed against the cage.
Stafford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McMatthew smiles and moves away.
Stafford shoots in but McMatthew avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McMatthew misses with a wild combination.
Jack McMatthew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McMatthew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McMatthew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Stafford wants a takedown but no success here.
Stafford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McMatthew gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stafford keeps control of McMatthew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stafford keeps control of McMatthew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stafford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McMatthew is trying to break the clinch but Stafford has him pressed against the cage.
Stafford prevents McMatthew from breaking the clinch.
McMatthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Stafford won't allow it.
McMatthew can't break the clinch.
McMatthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Stafford won't allow it.
McMatthew wants to break free but Stafford has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McMatthew wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stafford keeps control of McMatthew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McMatthew has had enough of the clinch but Stafford keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McMatthew 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McMatthew scores with a three punch combo!
Stafford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McMatthew misses with a few strikes there.
McMatthew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McMatthew looks to land a combination but Stafford avoids it well.
Nice jab there from McMatthew.
McMatthew throws a right hand that Stafford ducks under and follows up with a left that Stafford also avoids with ease.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Stafford avoids them all with ease.
McMatthew misses with a two punch combination.
McMatthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stafford.
McMatthew misses with a series of wild punches.
Stafford drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stafford wants to control from the top but McMatthew keeps moving.
Stafford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McMatthew wants to stand and escape but Stafford is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stafford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McMatthew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stafford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that Stafford avoids nicely.
McMatthew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McMatthew misses with a series of wild punches.
Stafford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stafford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMatthew.
McMatthew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stafford doesn't seem bothered though.
Stafford tries to keep at a distance but McMatthew has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew is trying to break free.
McMatthew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that Stafford avoids nicely.
McMatthew throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A right-left combo lands from McMatthew.
McMatthew moves into the clinch.
McMatthew lands a right hand.
McMatthew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stafford drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McMatthew gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McMatthew wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from McMatthew.
McMatthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stafford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McMatthew looks to land a combination but Stafford avoids it well.
McMatthew misses with a few strikes there.
McMatthew throws a right hand that Stafford ducks under and follows up with a left that Stafford also avoids with ease.
Stafford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McMatthew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stafford dodges the punch combination from McMatthew.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McMatthew keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McMatthew has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stafford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McMatthew.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack McMatthew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McMatthew 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 James Glass scores the fight for Jack McMatthew!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jack McMatthew!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jack McMatthew!
Jack McMatthew wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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