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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve McMichael (ranked 162 p4p, 119 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 26 p4p, 20 weight class). Steve McMichael is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve McMichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by McMichael's head coaches at The Barn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McMichael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew throws a solid leg kick but McMichael takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matthew.
Matthew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and McMichael counters with a three punch combo that has Matthew backing up. Matthew nods at McMichael to acknowledge the strikes.
Matthew lands a head shot.
McMichael moves away from the strike by Matthew.
A quick step to the side and McMichael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and McMichael counters with a nice body shot.
McMichael is looking to clinch but Matthew is avoiding it.
McMichael with a jab.
Matthew throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMichael moves away.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but McMichael moved out of range nicely.
Matthew blocks a head kick by McMichael.
A clash of legs there as Matthew blocks the low kick.
Matthew ducks right into an uppercut from McMichael.
Matthew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McMichael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
McMichael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a looping right.
McMichael moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by McMichael as he connects with a hook.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but McMichael is just out of range.
McMichael missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McMichael uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matthew thows a leg kick but McMichael checks it
and McMichael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McMichael tries to clinch there but Matthew circles away.
McMichael staying out of range there.
Matthew takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthew was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
Matthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMichael throws out a leg kick but Matthew moves out of range and McMichael only half commits.
McMichael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew slips a jab from McMichael.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMichael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthew.
Matthew lands with an overhand left.
McMichael on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
Matthew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matthew swinging wildly here.
A clash of legs there as McMichael blocks the low kick.
McMichael gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matthew misses with a kick to the body.
Matthew misses with a hook. McMichael ducked under it nicely.
Matthew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthew scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from McMichael does no damage.
McMichael misses the jab.
McMichael swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throws a big shot that misses.
Matthew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matthew scoring well with a low kick there.
Matthew misses with a kick to the body
and McMichael counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and McMichael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matthew gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McMichael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from McMichael misses its intended target.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but McMichael slips the punch.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
McMichael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichael scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Matthew does no damage.
McMichael gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matthew misses the jab.
McMichael defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
McMichael was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McMichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McMichael.
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
McMichael missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McMichael wants to slow Matthew down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Matthew misses.
Matthew chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McMichael can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMichael throws out a loose jab but Matthew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMichael on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McMichael throws a hook to the side of Matthew's head but Matthew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthew moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve McMichael will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McMichael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
Matthew jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but McMichael is out of range.
McMichael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McMichael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthew throws out the jab.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and McMichael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McMichael 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 Matthew has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthew and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McMichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
McMichael lands a leg kick that knocks Matthew off balance momentarily.
McMichael throws a body shot but no joy.
McMichael lands a jab to the nose.
Matthew swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling McMichael to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthew looks to land a right hand but McMichael moved out of range.
Matthew throws a poor cross that misses
letting McMichael counter with a right hand.
Matthew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McMichael counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick lands for McMichael.
Steve McMichael is winning the standup battle so far.
McMichael tries a low kick but Matthew avoids it.
McMichael throws a leg kick which misses Matthew's front leg but catches the back leg as Matthew tries to avoid it.
Matthew moves out of range as McMichael strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by McMichael.
Matthew scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Matthew misses.
McMichael misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Matthew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matthew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew cracks McMichael with a right hand to the side of the head.
McMichael lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matthew will feel that in the morning.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and McMichael counters with a head kick.
McMichael moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
McMichael just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Matthew.
McMichael looks to throw the jab but Matthew is out of range.
McMichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthew is just out of range.
McMichael throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McMichael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Matthew.
McMichael misses the shot to the body.
Matthew was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McMichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McMichael on the side of the head.
Matthew misses with an uppercut
and McMichael counters with a thumping low kick.
McMichael loads up on a big right hand but Matthew slips the punch.
McMichael checks a leg kick.
McMichael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matthew lands a jab-cross combination.
McMichael checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McMichael takes one to the chin there.
Matthew blocks a jab.
McMichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
McMichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
The fighters circling - McMichael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMichael.
Matthew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
As Matthew backs away, McMichael returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from McMichael misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMichael. Matthew does a little dance to reset his feet.
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
McMichael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matthew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. McMichael moves away and avoids it.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and McMichael counters with an outside leg kick.
McMichael takes a jab right on the kisser.
McMichael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
McMichael appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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 lands with a straight right. McMichael didn't see that one coming.
McMichael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMichael doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matthew does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Matthew backs away, McMichael returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Matthew throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McMichael swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matthew avoids the body shot from McMichael.
Matthew on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matthew lands with a right hand.
Matthew throws a hook to the side of McMichael's head but McMichael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McMichael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMichael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMichael misses with a body shot.
Matthew is looking to chop away at McMichael's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew throws a body punch but McMichael moves out of range.
Matthew swings for the body but McMichael moves out of range.
Matthew tries a low kick but McMichael avoids it.
McMichael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
McMichael wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McMichael takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Matthew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McMichael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
McMichael misses the jab.
Matthew blocks a jab.
A jab from Matthew misses.
McMichael slips a straight right by Matthew.
McMichael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMichael doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMichael staying out of range there.
McMichael appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matthew connects with a crisp jab.
Matthew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMichael.
McMichael looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from McMichael does no damage.
McMichael has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matthew finds it's way round the side to connect with McMichael's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but McMichael is just out of range.
Matthew misses with a shot to the body
and McMichael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McMichael looks to land a left hand but Matthew moved out of range nicely.
Matthew doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McMichael takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
Matthew walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matthew catches McMichael with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matthew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMichael.
McMichael motions for Matthew to come forward. McMichael throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matthew cracks McMichael with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matthew throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Matthew there.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
McMichael misses with an uppercut. Matthew saw that one coming.
Matthew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMichael circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthew misses with an uppercut. McMichael saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matthew lands with a shot to the body.
Matthew lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McMichael lands a jab to the nose.
McMichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Matthew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matthew throws out a loose jab but McMichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and McMichael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McMichael scores with the left hand. Matthew knows he should have avoided that one.
Matthew moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
McMichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
McMichael throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McMichael connects with a leg kick.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by McMichael.
Matthew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMichael moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Matthew. That snapped McMichael's head back.
McMichael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew jabs at McMichael's body.
Matthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMichael scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthew missing with a left hand there. McMichael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McMichael missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McMichael bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McMichael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthew throws out the jab.
Matthew swings widly with a right hand
and McMichael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McMichael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McMichael.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMichael misses with a straight left.
Matthew misses with a hook. McMichael ducked under it nicely.
McMichael wants to clinch
and Matthew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matthew takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McMichael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMichael.
Matthew tries to move into range but McMichael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McMichael counters with a body kick.
McMichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
As Matthew looks to move away, McMichael throws a big counter combo but Matthew just gets out of the way.
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew with a nice cross.
McMichael misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from McMichael misses its intended target.
Matthew throws out a counter right but McMichael avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by McMichael.
McMichael throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Matthew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McMichael swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Matthew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matthew 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Matthew!
Patrick Matthew decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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