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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 800 p4p, 1067 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 95 p4p, 134 weight class). Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 21 - 4, fighting out of New York, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Nuri Jafar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matus duly obliges.
Jafar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matus's guard.
Matus wants to stand up but Jafar is controlling him.
Jafar is looking to advance position but Matus has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jafar is working to get back to half guard.
Jafar regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jafar looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar is positioning himself well to prevent Matus advancing to mount.
Jafar is trying to get back to full guard.
Jafar wants to get back to his feet.
Jafar is looking for a sweep. Matus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
I've been told that Matus has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Jafar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matus stands up and waves to Jafar to follow him.
Jafar misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jafar is defended easily by Matus.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jafar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Jafar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a lovely overhand right.
Jafar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
Jafar gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Matus.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matus.
Matus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jafar is defending well for now.
Matus lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matus.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Matus.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
Matus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus tries to land a knee to the head but Jafar blocks with his arms.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jafar throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jafar blocks a leg kick.
Jafar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matus's head backwards.
Jafar clinches up against the cage.
Jafar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Jafar is working Matus over against the cage.
Matus trying to control the position but instead, Jafar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matus into the cage.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matus prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Matus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar 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.
Matus misses with a kick to the body
and Jafar counters with a straight right hand.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jafar scores with a jab.
Matus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matus throws a leg kick but Jafar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matus feints and then cracks Jafar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jafar down.
Jafar throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Jafar backing away here, and Matus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar.
Jafar takes the fight into the clinch.
Matus throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar drives through and clinches with Matus against the cage.
Matus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jafar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
Matus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jafar is keeping busy.
Jafar working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus scores with a hook to the body.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Jafar has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Matus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matus slips under a jab from Jafar.
Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Matus throws out a counter right but Jafar avoids it with no problem.
Matus scores with a hook.
Matus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jafar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matus has time to react.
Jafar lands a right hook to the body.
Matus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matus misses with a leg kick.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jafar checks a leg kick.
Jafar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar doesn't manage to clinch there - Matus circles away.
Jafar backing away here, and Matus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matus throws a body kick that misses.
Jafar tests Matus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jafar counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Jafar scores with a punch to the head.
Jafar misses with a hook to the body
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Jafar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Don Juan Matus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jafar scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matus lands with a nice body punch.
Jafar fails with the takedown
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
Jafar moves away from the strike by Matus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matus misses with a straight right.
Jafar lands a right hook to the body.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus punishes Jafar's body with a nice straight punch.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Matus feints and then cracks Jafar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jafar down.
Jafar wants to clinch but Matus slips to the side
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jafar doesn't manage to clinch there - Matus circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar blocks the body kick.
Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar avoiding damage as Matus throws knees to the body.
Matus blocks a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nuri Jafar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jafar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jafar gets through Matus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matus manages to break the clinch.
Jafar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matus can do to turn this around?
Matus moves out of range as Jafar strikes.
Matus loads up on a big right hand but Jafar slips the punch.
Matus tries to sprawl but Jafar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar is looking to advance position but Matus won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jafar connects with a jab.
Jafar misses with a takedown
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matus slips under a jab.
Don Juan Matus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matus misses with a straight right.
Jafar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jafar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jafar.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafar.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but Matus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus looks to throw the jab but Jafar is out of range.
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Jafar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Jafar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jafar misses with a takedown
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Jafar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Matus misses.
Jafar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Matus manages to circle out of the way.
Matus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Jafar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jafar tries to clinch up.
Matus moves out of range as Jafar strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Jafar lands a nice hook to Matus's body. Matus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matus misses with a kick to the body.
Matus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus jabs Jafar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jafar closes the distance and clinches up with Matus, looking for a takedown. Jafar pushes Matus against the cage but Matus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuri Jafar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matus under the eye.
Jafar blocks a head kick by Matus.
Jafar misses with a looping left.
Matus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jafar moves out of range of the body kick from Matus.
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jafar slips under a jab.
Jafar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matus sprawls well. Matus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jafar gets slowly back to his feet.
Matus walks into a stiff left hand from Jafar.
Matus stuffs the takedown.
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matus swivels and escapes.
Matus stuffs the takedown attempt from Jafar. Jafar gets slowly back to his feet.
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Don Juan Matus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Jafar.
Jafar moves out of range as Matus strikes.
Nuri Jafar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jafar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matus. That one must have hurt.
Jafar connects with a looping right hand.
Jafar connects with a right hand. Matus shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Jafar. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matus! But no joy.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jafar's head.
Matus throws a chopping leg kick but Jafar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jafar tries to clinch up but Matus circles away and keeps his distance.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
A little jabbing left from Matus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jafar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
Jafar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jafar clobbers Matus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
A jab lands there for Jafar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuri Jafar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jafar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nuri Jafar thanked Core Combat for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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