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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Mathews (ranked 2709 p4p, 2773 weight class) and AJ The Perfectionist (ranked 376 p4p, 381 weight class). AJ The Perfectionist acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class MT
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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cameron Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ The Perfectionist!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews has The Perfectionist up against the cage in a clinch.
Mathews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mathews struggles to land a body shot inside as The Perfectionist controls his hands.
The Perfectionist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathews looks to clinch
and The Perfectionist counters with a nice body shot.
Mathews moves into range and clinches up with The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist avoids a wild elbow strike from Mathews.
The Perfectionist takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like AJ The Perfectionist has been cut.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathews misses with a looping right.
The Perfectionist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mathews doesn't seem bothered though.
Mathews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathews fails with the takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Mathews has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mathews throws a sloppy head kick and The Perfectionist moves out of range easily.
Mathews tries to clinch but The Perfectionist is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Perfectionist scores with a nice right hand.
Mathews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Perfectionist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Perfectionist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathews wants to clinch.
A nice side step and The Perfectionist releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mathews has closed the distance and engaged The Perfectionist in a clinch.
Mathews throws a punch but it's blocked by The Perfectionist.
Mathews misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist wants a takedown.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
The Perfectionist scores with a hook to the body. Mathews takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mathews closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Perfectionist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathews is just out of range.
Mathews clinches.
Mathews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathews stalling in the clinch but The Perfectionist improves position.
The Perfectionist is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mathews pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Mathews.
Mathews prevents The Perfectionist from breaking the clinch.
The Perfectionist working hard to break the clinch.
Mathews manages to break the clinch.
Mathews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Perfectionist counters with a nice body shot.
The Perfectionist lands with a good body shot.
Mathews tries to clinch up but The Perfectionist circles away and keeps his distance.
The Perfectionist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Perfectionist stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Perfectionist wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Mathews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mathews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Perfectionist lands with a shot to the body.
Mathews doesn't manage to clinch there - The Perfectionist circles away.
A punch combination from The Perfectionist misses.
The Perfectionist is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mathews's half guard.
Mathews is looking to escape.
Mathews trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Perfectionist looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mathews looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mathews moves into the clinch.
Mathews misses with an elbow over the top.
Mathews misses with a body punch.
The Perfectionist is trying to break the clinch but Mathews has him pressed against the cage.
The Perfectionist is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mathews is defending well.
The Perfectionist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathews tries to clinch there but The Perfectionist circles away.
Mathews fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathews tries to clinch but The Perfectionist moves out of range.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Perfectionist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathews tries to clinch up but The Perfectionist circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from The Perfectionist misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ The Perfectionist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AJ The Perfectionist's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Perfectionist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mathews tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Perfectionist counters with a nice uppercut.
The Perfectionist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Perfectionist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Perfectionist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mathews is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and The Perfectionist dives into side control.
Mathews tries to escape but The Perfectionist is in control.
The Perfectionist just content to control the position.
The Perfectionist trying to control the action but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Mathews prevents The Perfectionist from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet.
The Perfectionist postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mathews is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Perfectionist is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Perfectionist tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mathews tries to escape but The Perfectionist is in control.
Mathews takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The Perfectionist controlling from side mount.
Mathews is not content to let The Perfectionist control the position.
Mathews is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mathews is not content to let The Perfectionist control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Perfectionist is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mathews is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks The Perfectionist politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. The Perfectionist prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mathews tries to escape but The Perfectionist is in control.
Mathews tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
What can Mathews do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The Perfectionist struggling to keep hold of the position.
The Perfectionist trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mathews doesn't escape.
The Perfectionist struggling to land strikes to the head as Mathews covers up.
Mathews is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mathews is trying to shake The Perfectionist off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! The Perfectionist won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Perfectionist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mathews misses with a lunging right hand
and The Perfectionist counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Perfectionist tries to keep at a distance but Mathews has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Perfectionist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Perfectionist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mathews tries to throw a body punch but The Perfectionist avoids it by throwing Mathews back against the cage.
The Perfectionist blocks a body shot from Mathews.
Mathews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathews tries to clinch but The Perfectionist moves away
and The Perfectionist counters with a nice leg kick.
Mathews takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The Perfectionist works Mathews's body with a nice hook.
Mathews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathews fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Perfectionist follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mathews tries to clinch up but The Perfectionist circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews moves into range and clinches up with The Perfectionist.
Mathews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mathews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Perfectionist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mathews thinking.
The Perfectionist lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Perfectionist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Perfectionist is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A punch combination from The Perfectionist misses.
The Perfectionist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Perfectionist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mathews's head backwards.
Mathews tries to clinch up
and The Perfectionist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ The Perfectionist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on AJ The Perfectionist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mathews throws a head kick but The Perfectionist moves out of range.
The Perfectionist darts in looking for a takedown but Mathews gets double underhooks and turns The Perfectionist into the cage.
Mathews appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mathews checks a leg kick.
Mathews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Perfectionist unleashes a big counter combination but Mathews bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The Perfectionist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cameron Mathews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathews clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mathews.
Mathews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mathews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mathews.
Mathews can't find room to land a body shot as The Perfectionist controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Perfectionist wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Perfectionist blocks a body shot from Mathews.
Mathews taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mathews trying to control the position but instead, The Perfectionist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mathews into the cage.
Mathews stalling.
Mathews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Perfectionist with the inside leg kick.
Mathews clinches with his opponent.
Cameron Mathews has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mathews is trying to stall.
Mathews displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Perfectionist up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cameron Mathews.
Mathews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathews tries to clinch
and The Perfectionist counters with a right hand to the body.
Mathews moves in looking to clinch but The Perfectionist pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist punishes Mathews's body with a nice straight punch.
The Perfectionist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mathews fails to land the takedown.
Mathews tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Perfectionist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Perfectionist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathews moves away.
The Perfectionist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mathews rather than just go for the knockout.
The Perfectionist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mathews moves in looking to clinch but The Perfectionist pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathews is just out of range.
The Perfectionist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mathews moves to clinch but The Perfectionist breaks away
and The Perfectionist counters with a shoot takedown. Mathews fights it but they end up in guard.
Mathews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist pushing down on Mathews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet.
The Perfectionist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mathews defending well though.
Mathews kicks The Perfectionist off and gets back to his feet.
Mathews misses with a takedown attempt - The Perfectionist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Perfectionist swings for the body but Mathews moves out of range.
The Perfectionist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathews moves away.
The Perfectionist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Perfectionist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cameron Mathews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ The Perfectionist.
Mathews wants to clinch
enabling The Perfectionist to counter with a crisp jab.
The Perfectionist feints and then cracks Mathews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mathews down.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Perfectionist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Perfectionist lands a front kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mathews or perhaps it was just good defense by The Perfectionist, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Perfectionist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Perfectionist scores with a hook to the body. Mathews takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathews wants to clinch up but The Perfectionist keeps it at a distance.
The Perfectionist cracks a nice hook into Mathews's ribs.
Cameron Mathews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick lands for The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Perfectionist lands a body shot.
Mathews looks to clinch
and The Perfectionist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mathews sizes up The Perfectionist with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mathews wants to clinch up but The Perfectionist keeps it at a distance.
The Perfectionist scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Perfectionist.
AJ The Perfectionist is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Perfectionist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crunch! Mathews slams his shin into The Perfectionist's torso.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ The Perfectionist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Perfectionist 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ The Perfectionist!
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