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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Logan Mathis (ranked 5616 p4p, 4130 weight class) and Jubileu Neves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Logan Mathis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jubileu Neves!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neves throws a head kick that Mathis semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Neves.
Mathis darts in looking for a takedown but Neves gets double underhooks and turns Mathis into the cage.
Neves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mathis smiles and moves away.
Neves throws a head kick that misses.
Neves tries to land a leg kick but Mathis saw it coming and moves away.
Neves has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mathis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mathis fails with a takedown attempt.
Neves tries to counter with a clinch but Mathis shakes him off and moves away.
Mathis tries for a takedown but Neves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Mathis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis shoots in but no luck this time.
Neves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Neves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Neves clinches with his opponent.
Neves manages to pull guard.
Mathis trying to control but Neves is working from the bottom.
Neves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Neves holds on and takes a little breather.
Neves wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Neves's guard.
Neves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mathis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Mathis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mathis shoots in but Neves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mathis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Neves defends well and Mathis ends up having to push Neves into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neves jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves controlling Mathis's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Neves is on top in guard.
Mathis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neves tries to free his leg and advance position but Mathis is retaining full guard.
Neves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neves tries to free his leg and advance position but Mathis is retaining full guard.
Mathis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Neves on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mathis managing to control the position.
Mathis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neves is one step ahead there.
Mathis is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mathis is on top in guard.
Neves has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mathis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jubileu Neves 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.
Neves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathis tries to clinch up.
Neves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mathis but Mathis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mathis leaves Neves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neves throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Neves.
Logan Mathis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jubileu Neves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mathis pinned against the cage. Mathis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mathis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neves defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neves wants it to stay on the feet.
Neves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathis keeps the fight on the outside.
Neves misses with a two punch combination.
Neves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mathis tries to keep at a distance but Neves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neves tries to work over Mathis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neves is looking for a takedown.
Mathis jumps guard and drags Neves to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mathis working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mathis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Neves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mathis seems a little lost for a moment, as Neves dominates the positioning.
Neves goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mathis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Neves but great work by Mathis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neves is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mathis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mathis trying to control the action but Neves is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathis has control of an arm but Neves manages to advance to Mathis's back!
Mathis is in bad spot here.
Neves biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathis rolls, trying to escape but Neves keeps control of the position.
Neves is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mathis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mathis for a finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neves is hanging on to Mathis's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neves misses with a punch to the head.
Mathis avoids the strikes from Neves.
Neves working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jubileu Neves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Neves leaves Mathis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mathis defends well and Neves ends up having to push Mathis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mathis misses with a takedown
and Neves counters with a two punch combo.
Mathis shoots in for a double leg but Neves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Mathis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves misses with a takedown attempt
and Mathis moves into the clinch.
Mathis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Neves pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Mathis misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves shoots in and drives through. Mathis sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mathis, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves is looking to take this one to the mat.
Neves jumps guard but Mathis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Neves crunches a lovely knee into Mathis's ribcage.
Mathis stalling.
Mathis can't get the takedown.
Mathis gets underhooks to prevent Neves's takedown attempt.
Mathis tries to break free but Neves pushes him back against the cage.
Neves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan Mathis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathis blocks a head kick by Neves.
Mathis feinted with a counter takedown.
Mathis darts in looking for a takedown but Neves gets double underhooks and turns Mathis into the cage.
Neves misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mathis seems to be looking for submissions.
Neves is holding on to half guard well.
Neves has a hand on Mathis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mathis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mathis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mathis wants to stand but Neves has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Neves is looking for a sweep. Mathis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neves keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mathis trying to control the action but Neves is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neves gets full guard.
Jubileu Neves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mathis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mathis wants to control from the top but Neves keeps moving.
Mathis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mathis advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathis trying to control the action but Neves is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jubileu Neves.
Well Neves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jubileu Neves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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