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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack McMatthew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staffan Hjalmarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack McMatthew is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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, Jack McMatthew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Staffan Hjalmarson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjalmarson dodges the punch combination from McMatthew.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMatthew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hjalmarson tries for a takedown but McMatthew sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from McMatthew both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Hjalmarson or perhaps it was just good defense by McMatthew which made him look bad.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that Hjalmarson avoids nicely.
Hjalmarson fails with an attempt to clinch.
McMatthew stuffs the takedown attempt from Hjalmarson. Hjalmarson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack McMatthew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Staffan Hjalmarson.
Hjalmarson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McMatthew swivels and escapes.
McMatthew lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hjalmarson is looking to clinch but McMatthew is avoiding it.
Hjalmarson is looking to clinch but McMatthew is avoiding it.
Hjalmarson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McMatthew pinned against the cage. McMatthew gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hjalmarson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMatthew stalks Hjalmarson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hjalmarson's face. Hjalmarson staggers backwards, shaken.
Hjalmarson shoots in looking for a takedown. McMatthew tries to sprawl out of it but Hjalmarson 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.
Hjalmarson looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from McMatthew as Hjalmarson shoots in.
Hjalmarson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjalmarson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McMatthew is fending him off so far but Hjalmarson persists. Nope, McMatthew circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for McMatthew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hjalmarson avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMatthew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McMatthew is working the combinations to good effect here.
McMatthew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McMatthew looks to land a combination but Hjalmarson avoids it well.
McMatthew swinging wilding here.
Jack McMatthew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McMatthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hjalmarson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McMatthew works over Hjalmarson's head and body with a nice combination.
McMatthew lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McMatthew.
McMatthew lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from McMatthew lands.
Hjalmarson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McMatthew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A left and a right from McMatthew both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from McMatthew.
Hjalmarson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Hjalmarson avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by McMatthew as he connects with a hook.
McMatthew works over Hjalmarson's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hjalmarson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McMatthew stalks Hjalmarson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hjalmarson's face. Hjalmarson staggers backwards, shaken.
McMatthew moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McMatthew throws a series of strikes that have Hjalmarson backpedaling.
Hjalmarson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hjalmarson is trying desperately to land a takedown but McMatthew is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hjalmarson.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that Hjalmarson avoids nicely.
McMatthew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hjalmarson backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from McMatthew misses.
McMatthew closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hjalmarson throws a left and a right that both miss
and McMatthew counters with a two punch combo.
McMatthew goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hjalmarson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McMatthew.
Hjalmarson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McMatthew.
McMatthew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hjalmarson doesn't seem bothered though.
McMatthew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McMatthew lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hjalmarson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hjalmarson closes the distance but McMatthew moves to the side
and McMatthew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hjalmarson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McMatthew.
McMatthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hjalmarson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McMatthew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from McMatthew does no damage.
Hjalmarson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting McMatthew counter with a right hand.
McMatthew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McMatthew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for McMatthew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hjalmarson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McMatthew counters with a straight right hand.
McMatthew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hjalmarson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McMatthew counters with a series of strikes. Hjalmarson will be more careful next time no doubt.
McMatthew is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hjalmarson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling McMatthew to counter with a crisp jab.
McMatthew scores with a one two! Hjalmarson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McMatthew misses with a double jab.
McMatthew lands a two punch combo.
McMatthew throws a one two combo.
Hjalmarson has his takedown stuffed
and McMatthew counters with a straight right hand.
McMatthew lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hjalmarson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hjalmarson has his takedown stuffed
and Hjalmarson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McMatthew!
McMatthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmarson fails with the takedown
and McMatthew counters with a left and a right that stings Hjalmarson.
Danga de danga de dang - McMatthew scores with a four punch combination!
Hjalmarson has his takedown stuffed
and McMatthew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hjalmarson misses with a takedown attempt
and McMatthew counters with a three punch combo that has Hjalmarson backing up. Hjalmarson nods at McMatthew to acknowledge the strikes.
McMatthew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McMatthew lands a two punch combo.
Hjalmarson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMatthew.
McMatthew lands with a nice combination. Hjalmarson backs away looking to recover.
Hjalmarson tries a head kick but it misses.
McMatthew scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMatthew closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McMatthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by McMatthew.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Hjalmarson.
Hjalmarson with a lazy takedown attempt
and McMatthew counters with a three punch combo that has Hjalmarson backing up. Hjalmarson nods at McMatthew to acknowledge the strikes.
Staffan Hjalmarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from McMatthew both land. Nice combination.
McMatthew scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McMatthew misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McMatthew 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.
McMatthew lands a lovely overhand right.
McMatthew swinging wilding here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McMatthew checks a leg kick.
Hjalmarson closes the distance but McMatthew moves to the side
and Hjalmarson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hjalmarson looks to clinch
and McMatthew counters with a straight right hand.
Hjalmarson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McMatthew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McMatthew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hjalmarson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McMatthew counters with a two punch combo.
Hjalmarson tries for a takedown but McMatthew circles away easily
and McMatthew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hjalmarson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hjalmarson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McMatthew counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jack McMatthew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Staffan Hjalmarson.
McMatthew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hjalmarson backs up against the cage.
McMatthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMatthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hjalmarson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hjalmarson looks to clinch
and McMatthew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hjalmarson is breathing heavily.
Hjalmarson tries for a takedown but McMatthew circles away easily
and McMatthew counters with a series of strikes. Hjalmarson will be more careful next time no doubt.
McMatthew is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjalmarson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jack McMatthew is winning the standup battle so far.
McMatthew lands a two punch combo.
McMatthew fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
McMatthew fails to land with a series of punches.
Hjalmarson tries for a takedown but McMatthew circles away easily
and McMatthew counters with a straight right hand.
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hjalmarson.
Hjalmarson tries to clinch but McMatthew moves away
and McMatthew counters with a series of strikes. Hjalmarson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hjalmarson wants to clinch but McMatthew slips to the side
and McMatthew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McMatthew throws a combination. Hjalmarson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from McMatthew.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that Hjalmarson avoids nicely.
McMatthew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McMatthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmarson misses with a double jab
and McMatthew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hjalmarson dodges the punch combination from McMatthew.
Jack McMatthew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hjalmarson with a poor takedown
and McMatthew counters with a two punch combo.
McMatthew looks to land a combination. Hjalmarson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McMatthew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hjalmarson falls off balance throwing a combination
and McMatthew counters with a one-two to the body.
McMatthew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hjalmarson has his takedown stuffed
and McMatthew counters with a left and a right that stings Hjalmarson.
A right-left combo lands from McMatthew.
Hjalmarson with a poor takedown
and McMatthew counters with a two punch combo.
Hjalmarson moves forwards but McMatthew connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that Hjalmarson avoids nicely.
McMatthew throws a combination. Hjalmarson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice straight punches there by McMatthew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McMatthew.
Hjalmarson falls off balance throwing a combination
and McMatthew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmarson slips a jab and a cross from McMatthew.
McMatthew scores with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hjalmarson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McMatthew has got the better of the exchanges.
Hjalmarson darts in trying to clinch
and McMatthew counters with a stiff right hand.
McMatthew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hjalmarson misses with a takedown attempt
and McMatthew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from McMatthew both land. Nice combination.
Hjalmarson tries for a takedown but McMatthew circles away easily
and McMatthew counters with a left to the body.
Hjalmarson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right-left combo lands from McMatthew.
McMatthew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Hjalmarson moves out of range.
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hjalmarson.
Hjalmarson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hjalmarson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McMatthew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hjalmarson wants to clinch
and McMatthew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmarson tries for a takedown but McMatthew circles away easily
and McMatthew counters with a left to the body.
McMatthew stalks Hjalmarson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hjalmarson's face. Hjalmarson staggers backwards, shaken.
Hjalmarson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hjalmarson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McMatthew.
McMatthew lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hjalmarson with a lazy takedown attempt
and McMatthew counters with a series of strikes. Hjalmarson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hjalmarson slips a jab and a cross from McMatthew.
A punch lands to the side of Hjalmarson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from McMatthew.
McMatthew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hjalmarson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hjalmarson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMatthew throws a one two combo.
Hjalmarson shoots and misses
and McMatthew counters with a stiff right hand.
McMatthew throws a combination. Hjalmarson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McMatthew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McMatthew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hjalmarson tries for a takedown but McMatthew circles away easily
and McMatthew counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McMatthew dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from McMatthew.
McMatthew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McMatthew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McMatthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hjalmarson.
Hjalmarson misses with a takedown
and McMatthew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hjalmarson with a poor takedown
and McMatthew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McMatthew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from McMatthew.
McMatthew 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.
A right-left combo lands from McMatthew.
Hjalmarson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McMatthew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hjalmarson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McMatthew counters with a straight right hand.
Jack McMatthew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Staffan Hjalmarson.
Hjalmarson avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMatthew scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McMatthew scores with a one two! Hjalmarson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hjalmarson tries to bum rush McMatthew with a series of wild strikes but McMatthew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMatthew scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMatthew lands with a nice combination. Hjalmarson backs away looking to recover.
Hjalmarson with a lazy takedown attempt
and McMatthew counters with a series of strikes. Hjalmarson will be more careful next time no doubt.
McMatthew throws a right hand that Hjalmarson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hjalmarson also avoids with ease.
Hjalmarson slips a jab and a cross from McMatthew.
McMatthew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hjalmarson closes the distance looking to clinch
and McMatthew counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hjalmarson misses with a takedown attempt
letting McMatthew counter with a right hand.
McMatthew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by McMatthew.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Hjalmarson avoids them all with ease.
McMatthew lands a lovely overhand right.
McMatthew fails to land with a series of punches.
Hjalmarson closes the distance but McMatthew moves to the side
and Hjalmarson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMatthew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McMatthew connects with a nice looking jab.
Hjalmarson looks to clinch
and Hjalmarson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMatthew misses with a double jab.
Jack McMatthew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Hjalmarson moves out of range.
Hjalmarson misses with a head kick.
McMatthew cracks Hjalmarson with a right hand to the side of the head.
McMatthew misses with the combination.
Hjalmarson clinches but McMatthew breaks the clinch
and McMatthew counters with a left and a right that stings Hjalmarson.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hjalmarson tries for a takedown but McMatthew circles away easily
and McMatthew counters with a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - McMatthew scores with a four punch combination!
McMatthew throws a series of strikes that have Hjalmarson backpedaling.
McMatthew lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McMatthew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hjalmarson darts in trying to clinch
and McMatthew counters with a straight right hand.
Hjalmarson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McMatthew counters with a stiff right hand.
McMatthew misses with a wild combination.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Hjalmarson avoids them all with ease.
McMatthew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hjalmarson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - McMatthew scores with a four punch combination!
Hjalmarson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McMatthew counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hjalmarson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMatthew.
McMatthew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hjalmarson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hjalmarson tries to clinch
and McMatthew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McMatthew misses with a wild combination.
McMatthew throws a one two combo.
Staffan Hjalmarson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McMatthew lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hjalmarson tries to clinch
and McMatthew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hjalmarson with a poor takedown
and Hjalmarson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hjalmarson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McMatthew stalks Hjalmarson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hjalmarson's face. Hjalmarson staggers backwards, shaken.
McMatthew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMatthew throws a right hand that Hjalmarson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hjalmarson also avoids with ease.
McMatthew misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hjalmarson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hjalmarson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hjalmarson.
Hjalmarson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McMatthew's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McMatthew duly obliges.
McMatthew looks to land a combination. Hjalmarson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McMatthew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hjalmarson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McMatthew throws a combination. Hjalmarson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hjalmarson misses with a combination
and McMatthew counters with a three punch combo that has Hjalmarson backing up. Hjalmarson nods at McMatthew to acknowledge the strikes.
McMatthew misses with a two punch combination.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Hjalmarson avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Hjalmarson.
McMatthew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hjalmarson clinches but McMatthew breaks the clinch
and McMatthew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McMatthew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McMatthew misses with the combination.
McMatthew misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack McMatthew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McMatthew 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Jack McMatthew!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jack McMatthew!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jack McMatthew!
Jack McMatthew wins by unanimous decision!
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