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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcide Almunecar (ranked 341 p4p, 393 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 55 p4p, 63 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Matthew misses.
Matthew scores with a nice right hand.
Almunecar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Nice uppercut lands for Matthew. That snapped Almunecar's head back.
It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Almunecar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matthew lands a jab to Almunecar's midsection.
Matthew looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
Almunecar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matthew tried to score with a low kick but Almunecar checks it.
Almunecar with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthew throws a lazy right hand but Almunecar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almunecar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Almunecar on the side of the head.
Almunecar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matthew has time to react.
Nice straight punches there by Matthew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matthew.
Almunecar is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as Matthew blocks the leg kick.
Oh Almunecar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a hook to the body
and Almunecar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Almunecar seems to have got his legs back now.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Almunecar.
Almunecar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matthew throws a jab when Almunecar was well out of range.
Almunecar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matthew throws a sloppy head kick and Almunecar moves out of range easily.
Matthew scores with a shot to the body.
Matthew wants to slow Almunecar down by chopping away at his legs.
Matthew connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matthew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almunecar.
Almunecar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Almunecar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Matthew misses.
Matthew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matthew swings widly with a right hand
and Almunecar counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almunecar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthew.
Matthew tries to land a body kick
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Almunecar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar feints and then cracks Matthew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthew down.
Almunecar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but Almunecar is out of range.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but Almunecar is out of range.
Matthew misses with a lunging right hand
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Almunecar blocks the low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Almunecar misses its target.
Almunecar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
Matthew throws the left hand but Almunecar avoids the punch easily.
Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
It looks like Almunecar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Matthew ducks right into an uppercut from Almunecar.
Matthew 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.
Matthew digs a good hook to Almunecar's body.
Almunecar cracks Matthew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matthew lands a leg kick that knocks Almunecar off balance momentarily.
Matthew misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Matthew misses.
Matthew throws a leg kick
and Almunecar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almunecar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almunecar works Matthew's body with a nice hook.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
Almunecar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matthew tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Almunecar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on Almunecar's shoulder, as Almunecar tries to avoid the shot.
Almunecar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matthew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almunecar counters with a nice uppercut.
Almunecar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almunecar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthew moves away from the strike by Almunecar.
Almunecar throws a hook but Matthew avoids it easily.
Matthew connects with a looping right hand.
Almunecar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almunecar counters with a good low kick that Matthew was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a hook
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Matthew misses.
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
Almunecar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Almunecar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Matthew thuds his right hand into Almunecar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a nice body shot.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew takes a swing at Almunecar's ribcage but misses.
Matthew misses with a lunging right hand
and Almunecar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matthew throws a body punch but Almunecar moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew tries to bum rush Almunecar with a series of wild strikes but Almunecar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but Almunecar slips the punch.
Almunecar is looking to counter punch.
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Almunecar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 Alcide Almunecar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Almunecar.
An attempted straight right counter from Almunecar misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Almunecar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Almunecar.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almunecar avoids the body shot from Matthew.
Almunecar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matthew swings widly with a right hand
and Almunecar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almunecar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patrick Matthew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
Almunecar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matthew misses with a wild combination.
Almunecar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and Almunecar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthew swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Almunecar counters with a thumping low kick.
Almunecar scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar 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.
Almunecar just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew lunges at Almunecar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Almunecar's hand.
Matthew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almunecar.
A good leg kick by Almunecar.
Matthew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almunecar manages to avoid it.
Matthew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almunecar.
Almunecar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthew throws the left hand but Almunecar avoids the punch easily.
Matthew throws a poor cross that misses
and Almunecar counters with a right hand to the body.
Matthew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almunecar lands with an overhand left.
Matthew lands with a straight right. Almunecar didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthew cracks Almunecar with an open hand slap.
Matthew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Almunecar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matthew scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throws the left hand but Almunecar avoids the punch easily.
Almunecar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matthew throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Almunecar to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
It looked like Almunecar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matthew.
Almunecar swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
Almunecar with a hook.
Matthew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Matthew misses.
Almunecar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Almunecar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almunecar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew misses with a hook to the body
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthew works the jab nicely.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almunecar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunecar.
Matthew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Almunecar throws an overhand right that lands on Matthew's shoulder, as Matthew tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar moves away from the strike by Matthew.
Matthew misses with a hook
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
Almunecar tries to score with a low kick but Matthew moves his leg out of the way.
Almunecar avoids the body shot from Matthew.
Matthew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunecar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almunecar checks a leg kick.
Almunecar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthew. That did some damage!
Matthew is looking to chop away at Almunecar's legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Almunecar misses its target.
Almunecar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matthew throws a lazy right hand but Almunecar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almunecar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Matthew in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Almunecar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throws a body shot but no joy.
Almunecar staying out of range there.
Almunecar throwing a counter right hand but Matthew manages to avoid it.
Matthew throws a body punch but Almunecar moves out of range.
Matthew misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a nice uppercut.
Almunecar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthew connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Almunecar staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Almunecar misses its target.
Matthew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Almunecar's hands.
Matthew throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Almunecar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almunecar slips under a jab from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a lunging right hand
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Almunecar.
Almunecar slips a jab from Matthew.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alcide Almunecar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Almunecar misses.
Matthew on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almunecar moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
Matthew blocks a head kick by Almunecar.
Matthew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthew throws out a loose jab but Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almunecar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and Almunecar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Matthew connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matthew cracks Almunecar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matthew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almunecar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almunecar.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Almunecar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matthew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almunecar tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
Matthew throws out a loose jab but Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a leg kick.
Almunecar lands a slapping body shot.
Matthew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matthew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matthew swings away with a body shot that misses
and Almunecar counters with a nice body kick.
Almunecar misses with a straight right.
Matthew throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Almunecar to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and Almunecar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthew looks to throw a body kick
and Almunecar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almunecar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and Almunecar counters with a nice leg kick.
Almunecar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Almunecar scoring well with a low kick there.
Matthew scores with a hook to the body. Almunecar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matthew misses with a leg kick.
Matthew misses with a hook.
Matthew swings for the body but Almunecar moves out of range.
Almunecar misses with a straight left.
Almunecar misses with a looping left.
Almunecar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew throws a shot to the body.
Matthew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunecar was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matthew.
Almunecar throws a body shot but no joy.
Matthew throws a sloppy body shot
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
Almunecar throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthew.
Matthew misses with a body punch
and Matthew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matthew cracks Almunecar with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Matthew misses.
Matthew takes one to the side of the head.
Matthew throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but Almunecar moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Almunecar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matthew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthew misses with a body shot
letting Almunecar counter with a right hand.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthew takes a swing at Almunecar's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Almunecar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Almunecar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matthew throws a hook but Almunecar blocks it.
Matthew misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Almunecar lands with a kick to the temple. Matthew shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matthew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almunecar.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and Almunecar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew throws a body punch but Almunecar moves out of range.
Matthew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almunecar blocks a low kick nicely.
Almunecar throwing a counter right hand but Matthew manages to avoid it.
Matthew misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alcide Almunecar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almunecar 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alcide Almunecar!
A victorious Alcide Almunecar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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