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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 174 p4p, 208 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 26 p4p, 30 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew slips under a jab.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rose has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rose connects with a jab.
Matthew misses with a wild combination.
Matthew throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matthew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Rose misses the body punch
and Matthew counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Matthew to acknowledge the strikes.
Matthew walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matthew takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Matthew moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Matthew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Sloppy strikes from Matthew. Those never looked like landing.
Matthew throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Matthew.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Rose wants to clinch.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a straight right.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Matthew.
Nice defenses there by Matthew.
Matthew throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matthew sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matthew lands a two punch combo.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew misses with a hook.
Rose gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Rose.
Matthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthew.
Matthew lands a nice uppercut.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthew or not.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthew.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Matthew.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose lands a jab.
Rose lands the left hand.
A jab from Matthew misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.
Matthew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthew.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Matthew misses the shot to the body.
Matthew slips a jab from Rose.
Matthew is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthew. That's going to slow Rose down.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Rose.
Rose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthew.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matthew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matthew's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Matthew ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Matthew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthew circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Matthew is out of range.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthew.
Rose thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matthew if he has to take too many more of those.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew avoids the body shot from Rose.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
A big right from Matthew misses.
Rose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matthew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matthew finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Rose is looking to clinch but Matthew is avoiding it.
Matthew takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matthew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matthew fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose misses with a hook. Matthew ducked under it nicely.
Matthew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Matthew scoring well with a low kick there.
Matthew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose gets a clinch.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Rose.
Matthew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rose seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matthew can turn it around.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Matthew can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Matthew.
Matthew throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matthew's elbow.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Rose.
Matthew breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Matthew's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matthew duly obliges.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Matthew scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Matthew.
Matthew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose clobbers Matthew with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matthew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rose cracks Matthew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Matthew counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Matthew off the cage and back into range.
Matthew tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthew looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
Rose misses with a combination
and Matthew counters with a straight right hand.
Patrick Matthew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose thuds a left hand into Matthew's body.
Rose tries to clinch but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose throws a jab when Matthew was well out of range.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Matthew throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
That kick from Matthew tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matthew lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Matthew staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
Matthew lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Matthew's shoulder, as Matthew tries to avoid the shot.
Matthew bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Matthew misses.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Matthew.
A quick step to the side and Rose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Rose misses.
Matthew dips to his left and cracks Rose with an uppercut!
Matthew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Matthew saw that one coming.
Matthew takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matthew swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Matthew with a nice calf kick.
Matthew drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice leg kick from Matthew, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose instigates a clinch.
Matthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Matthew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Matthew.
Matthew scores with a punch to the head.
Rose gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
Matthew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
Matthew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matthew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Matthew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthew.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Matthew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthew swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose tries to clinch up
and Matthew counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew misses with a hook.
A big right from Matthew misses.
Rose moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Matthew moved out of range.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Matthew counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Matthew.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew misses with a hook to the body
and Rose finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Matthew has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rose.
Rose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matthew.
Matthew looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
A jab from Rose misses.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose throws the left hand but Matthew avoids the punch easily.
Matthew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose slips a jab from Matthew.
Rose wants to clinch.
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!
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Matthew tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matthew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matthew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matthew avoids the body shot from Rose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A short left from Matthew.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Matthew's head.
A body shot lands from Rose.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matthew.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adrian Rose has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rose prevents a body shot from Matthew.
Rose pushes Matthew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthew prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose gets through Matthew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Matthew blocking some punches.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthew.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthew has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Matthew!
A very excited looking Patrick Matthew rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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RATING
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