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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nova Lankinen (ranked 806 p4p, 681 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 113 p4p, 94 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nova Lankinen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nova Lankinen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matthew misses with an uppercut
and Lankinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lankinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthew throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lankinen tries to land a front kick but Matthew steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lankinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matthew finds it's way round the side to connect with Lankinen's head.
It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
Matthew moves into range and clinches up with Lankinen.
Lankinen has a couple of punches blocked by Matthew.
Matthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lankinen breaks the clinch.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and Lankinen counters with a nice body kick.
Matthew punishes Lankinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Matthew tries a head kick but it misses.
Lankinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matthew throws a hook to the side of Lankinen's head but Lankinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matthew lands a glancing blow to the side of Lankinen's head.
Matthew swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lankinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and Lankinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthew looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but Lankinen slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lankinen misses the target.
Matthew misses with a body shot
and Lankinen counters with a straight right hand.
Matthew works the jab nicely.
Matthew uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lankinen has time to react.
Matthew misses with an uppercut
and Lankinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lankinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lankinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lankinen moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthew checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matthew lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Matthew misses.
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lankinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew scores with a hook to the body. Lankinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matthew connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lankinen. Lankinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and Lankinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lankinen throws the left hand but Matthew avoids the punch easily.
Lankinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthew throws a head kick that Lankinen semi-blocks.
Matthew lands a jab to the head.
Lankinen is rocked!
Matthew misses with a hook.
Oh Lankinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lankinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lankinen swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
Lankinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Matthew misses with a hook
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matthew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matthew throws a body punch but Lankinen moves out of range.
Lankinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matthew.
Matthew swings widly with a right hand
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lankinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matthew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lankinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lankinen counter with a right hand.
Lankinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matthew swings widly with a right hand
and Lankinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lankinen.
Lankinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthew throws out the jab.
Lankinen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lankinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Matthew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Matthew as he checks the leg kick.
Matthew rushes Lankinen and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew misses with some punches.
Lankinen lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matthew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matthew tries to work over Lankinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matthew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lankinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Lankinen prevents a body shot from Matthew.
A right hook to the body lands for Matthew.
A short left from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Matthew.
Matthew misses with some punches.
Matthew throws a punch but it's blocked by Lankinen.
Matthew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Matthew fails to land.
Matthew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lankinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Lankinen counters with a straight right hand.
Lankinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matthew misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Matthew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nova Lankinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lankinen misses with a low kick.
Lankinen slips a straight right by Matthew.
Matthew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patrick Matthew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lankinen takes one to the side of the head.
Lankinen loads up on a big right hand but Matthew slips the punch.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Lankinen moves away and avoids it.
Matthew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Matthew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matthew.
Matthew cracks Lankinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Matthew misses.
Lankinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Matthew misses.
A punch combination from Lankinen misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matthew forces Lankinen back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankinen tries to land a knee to the head but Matthew blocks with his arms.
Matthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew has a couple of punches blocked by Lankinen.
Matthew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lankinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matthew can turn it around.
Matthew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lankinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lankinen manages to break the clinch.
Matthew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthew slips a jab from Lankinen.
Lankinen with a nice cross.
Lankinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthew scores with a body shot.
Matthew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matthew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matthew.
Matthew connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lankinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Matthew. That snapped Lankinen's head back.
Matthew missing with a left hand there. Lankinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lankinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthew throws a head kick that misses.
Matthew misses with a body shot
and Lankinen counters with a straight right hand.
Matthew scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matthew throws a big shot that misses.
Lankinen misses with an uppercut. Matthew saw that one coming.
Matthew digs a good body shot into Lankinen's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Lankinen.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthew cracks Lankinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lankinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matthew misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Matthew - just one landing.
Matthew uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lankinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lankinen slips under a jab from Matthew.
Lankinen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lankinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matthew bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matthew uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lankinen has time to react.
Matthew takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matthew misses with a straight left.
Matthew throws an overhand right that drops Lankinen like a sack of potatoes! Matthew dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Matthew!
After the fight, Patrick Matthew was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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