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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matrix Man (ranked 166 p4p, 316 weight class) and Walad Anubis (ranked 22 p4p, 37 weight class). Anubis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hideaway kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matrix Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man tests Anubis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man throws an off balance right hand
enabling Anubis to counter with a crisp jab.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Anubis ducks down to avoid it.
Anubis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anubis walks into a jab.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anubis has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Anubis.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Anubis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anubis on the side of the head.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anubis breaks the clinch.
Anubis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anubis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anubis avoids a kick to the body.
And Anubis responds with a good body kick, but Man manages to step out the way in time.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
A countering left hand to the body from Anubis misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with a hook.
And Anubis responds with a good body kick, but Man manages to step out the way in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anubis can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Anubis is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anubis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anubis prevents a body shot from Man.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anubiss head.
Anubis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
Anubis throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Anubis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Anubis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anubis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Anubis misses with a low kick.
Man appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Man.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a nice body shot.
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anubis counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Anubis to acknowledge the strikes.
Anubis moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man looks to throw a body kick
and Anubis counters with a straight right hand.
Man bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses the jab.
Anubis throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anubis, as that shot connected.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anubis avoids the body shot from Man.
It seemed like Anubis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anubis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anubis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anubis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man connects with a jab.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Anubis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Anubis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Man.
Anubis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anubis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Anubis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Man if he has to take too many more of those.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man lunges at Anubis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anubis's hand.
Man is looking to slow Anubis down with leg kicks.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Anubis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Anubis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anubis moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man feints and then cracks Anubis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anubis down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man has managed to clinch.
Anubis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Anubis tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Anubis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anubis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anubis's head backwards.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anubis on the side of the head.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anubis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anubis is rocked!
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anubis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anubis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matrix Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Anubis moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Anubis seems unphased.
Anubis is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Walad Anubis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anubis seems to have recovered his senses.
Good shot there by Man.
Anubis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man misses with a body shot.
Anubis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Anubis is looking for the big counter here.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anubis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Anubis misses.
Man throws a leg kick
and Anubis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man misses with a hook to the body
enabling Anubis to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Anubis's head.
Man with a hook.
Man with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a body shot
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a leg kick but Anubis checks it.
A little jabbing left from Anubis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anubis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anubis scores with a nice head shot.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A solid body kick from Man.
Anubis throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anubis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man misses with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anubis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anubis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anubis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man motions for Anubis to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
And Anubis responds with a good body kick, but Man manages to step out the way in time.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Anubis counters with a nice uppercut.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Man with a hook.
Man misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Anubis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Anubis's head.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Anubis throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Man misses with a left hand
and Anubis counters with a one-two to the body.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anubis has time to react.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anubis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man prevents a body shot from Anubis.
Anubis blocks a body shot from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anubis.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Anubis.
Anubis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anubis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anubis swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anubis's elbow.
Anubis breaks the clinch.
Man tests Anubis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Anubis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anubis takes one on the button.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anubis! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Anubis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Man misses with a looping right.
Anubis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anubis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Anubis misses with a two punch combination.
Man tries to clinch there but Anubis circles away.
Anubis thinks about the counter body kick.
Matrix Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anubis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anubis cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matrix Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matrix Man!
A very excited looking Matrix Man 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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hype
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pop
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