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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris John (ranked 19 p4p, 81 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class). John comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Me Now. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matthew.
Matthew throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthew throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John misses with a hook.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matthew throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from John.
Matthew swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Matthew motions for John to come forward. Matthew throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matthew misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
Matthew slips under a jab from John.
Matthew cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
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!
John needs to keep his hands up - Matthew had a free shot at his head there.
John looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John throws a hook to the side of Matthew's head but Matthew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew throws a jab when John was well out of range.
Matthew throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
Matthew takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Matthew's corner calls for a 1-2. Matthew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matthew is out of range and John settles back down.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John lands a right hook to the body.
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew throws a head kick that misses.
John stuns Matthew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matthew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew blocks a low kick nicely.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
A head kick misses from Matthew.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Matthew counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of John 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
John is looking to chop away at Matthew's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matthew! But no joy.
John throws a sloppy body shot
and Matthew counters with a straight right hand.
John moves away from the strike by Matthew.
Good leg kick by Matthew.
John lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matthew takes a step back to recover.
Matthew misses with a straight right.
John blocks a jab.
Matthew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
John takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matthew connects with a leg kick.
John throws a wild body kick that Matthew sees coming a mile off.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthew.
Matthew blocks a head kick by John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from John misses.
Matthew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
Matthew feints a counter leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matthew.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matthew misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Matthew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
John is looking to score with low kicks.
Matthew connects with a single shot there.
John scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
John with a nice cross.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John slips under a jab from Matthew.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthew is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Matthew. Beautiful body shot.
Matthew lands a head shot.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matthew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matthew is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matthew avoids the head kick by John.
Matthew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matthew. Matthew obviously looking to wear him down.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from John misses its target.
Matthew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthew scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Matthew looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Matthew just gets out of the way.
John with a hook.
John misses the shot to the body.
John fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matthew is out of range.
Matthew throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew slips under a jab from John.
John's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matthew under the eye.
Matthew throws a leg kick
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
John misses with a shot to the body
and Matthew counters with an outside leg kick.
Matthew missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John misses with a hook. Matthew ducked under it nicely.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthew with a hook.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
Matthew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matthew tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matthew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John misses with a low kick.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthew misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John moves forwards but Matthew connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matthew takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John connects with the punch.
Patrick Matthew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew moves away from the strike by John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by John.
Matthew stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
John tries to score with a low kick but Matthew moves his leg out of the way.
Donk. Matthew catches John right on the button with a cross.
Matthew misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matthew bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps John's head backwards.
Matthew misses with a jab, cross combination.
John slips a straight right by Matthew.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matthew needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John misses with a straight left.
John throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matthew can pounce on him.
Matthew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John jabs Matthew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthew throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
A left lands for Matthew.
Matthew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John misses with a body shot.
Matthew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matthew throws a big shot that misses.
John throws a hook but Matthew blocks it.
John backing away here, and Matthew unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from John misses.
John lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John throws a looping overhand right but Matthew ducks down to avoid it.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Matthew finds it's target.
John ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matthew at a distance.
John with a nice calf kick.
John on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John misses with a right hand
and Matthew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthew.
John throws the left hand but Matthew avoids the punch easily.
Matthew misses with a two punch combination.
John misses the jab.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John thuds his right hand into Matthew's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matthew moves forwards but John connects with a nice, crisp jab.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Matthew moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John looks to land a left hand but Matthew moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew with a jab.
Matthew clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matthew throws a combination. John tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Matthew lands the left hand.
Matthew lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
John takes a jab right on the kisser.
John scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John lands with an overhand left.
Good exchange - Matthew coming out on top.
Matthew scores with a nice head shot.
Matthew fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matthew throws a jab when John was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John is looking to counter punch.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthew lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Matthew.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
John misses with an uppercut.
Matthew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matthew throws a combination that misses
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John misses with a hook to the body
and Matthew counters with a big head kick but John shrugs it off.
John throws a leg kick
and Matthew counters with a good low kick that John was not able to check.
Matthew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matthew lands an overhand right.
A big right from Matthew misses.
A low kick from Matthew is predictable there
and John counters with a series of strikes. Matthew will be more careful next time no doubt.
John throws a head kick but Matthew moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John slips under a jab.
Matthew scores with a nice strike.
Matthew lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
Matthew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John throws a hook to the side of Matthew's head but Matthew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
Matthew lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
As Matthew backs away, John returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Matthew slips a jab from John.
John cracks Matthew with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Matthew misses
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as John backs up against the cage.
John moves forwards but Matthew connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matthew lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John connects with a jab.
Matthew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthew lands a nice looking body shot.
Matthew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throws a quick inside leg kick.
John throws the left hand but Matthew avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Matthew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
Matthew throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthew steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from John. That one must have hurt.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Matthew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matthew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
John looks to throw the jab but Matthew is out of range.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
Matthew throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John lands with a kick to the temple. Matthew shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matthew defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John stuns Matthew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John throws a body punch but Matthew moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Matthew.
Matthew moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John throws out a powerful jab.
Matthew moves out of range as John strikes.
Matthew feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
John with a hook.
John misses with a straight left.
John throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Matthew walks into a jab.
John slips a jab from Matthew.
John cracks Matthew with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
John misses with a looping left.
John throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John moves away from the strike by Matthew.
Matthew throws a predictable looking body shot
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
Matthew takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John lands with a cross.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matthew counters with a right hand to the body.
John looks to land a right hand but Matthew moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Matthew does a little dance to reset his feet.
John walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
John throws a leg kick but Matthew moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
Matthew catches John with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Matthew.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chris John did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matthew thuds his right hand into John's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matthew scores with a sloppy right hand. John should have avoided that one.
Matthew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John blocks a jab.
John throws a head kick but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthew throws out the jab.
John throws a low kick, looking for Matthew's leg but Matthew calmly moves out of range.
Matthew misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
John scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matthew slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Matthew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John throws a looping overhand right but Matthew ducks down to avoid it.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
John getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
Matthew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthew.
Matthew jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matthew throws a hook but John blocks it.
John lands a front kick.
John throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew blocks a jab.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Matthew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthew avoids a kick to the body.
Matthew lands a nice looking body shot.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John checks a leg kick.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matthew misses with a looping right.
Matthew throws out a powerful jab.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthew.
Some wild striking there from Matthew.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matthew looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Matthew takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
Matthew throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
As Matthew looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Matthew just gets out of the way.
Matthew throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick.
Matthew misses with a hook
letting John counter with a right hand.
Matthew punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
John misses with a low kick.
Matthew takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from John misses.
Matthew throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matthew! But no joy.
John scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws a looping overhand right but Matthew ducks down to avoid it.
John 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 throws a combination. John tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John dodges the punch combination from Matthew.
John connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matthew's hands.
John misses with a low kick.
John slips under a jab.
John blocks a head kick by Matthew.
Matthew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matthew has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from John.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthew.
Matthew throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matthew clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
John throws an overhand right that lands on Matthew's shoulder, as Matthew tries to avoid the shot.
Patrick Matthew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matthew is out of range.
Matthew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John throws a leg kick
and Matthew counters with a series of strikes. John will be more careful next time no doubt.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Matthew misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Matthew.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Matthew misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
John throws a counter high kick but Matthew was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Matthew.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John throws a looping overhand right but Matthew ducks down to avoid it.
John throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by John.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matthew cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Matthew misses.
Matthew scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
Matthew fakes a jab and throws a low kick but John checks it well.
Matthew misses with a head kick.
Matthew connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
John lands a jab to the head.
John connects with a nice looking jab.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Matthew with a jab.
Matthew misses with a left hand
and John counters with a leg kick.
Matthew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John slips under a jab.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a shot to the body
letting John counter with a right hand.
Matthew chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
Matthew with a nice cross.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John walks into a straight right hand from Matthew.
Matthew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matthew lands a lovely overhand right.
Matthew checks the leg kick nicely there.
John throws the left hand but Matthew avoids the punch easily.
John misses the shot to the body.
John is looking to slow Matthew down with leg kicks.
John walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matthew scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a leg kick but Matthew moved away.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
John throwing a counter right hand but Matthew manages to avoid it.
John throws a hook but Matthew blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew blocks a low kick nicely.
John throws a solid leg kick but Matthew takes the impact on his shin and smiles at John.
A little jabbing left from Matthew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matthew staying out of range there.
Matthew was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Matthew connects with a looping right hand.
Matthew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but John circles away quickly and effectively.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick lands for Matthew.
Matthew scores with a nice strike.
Chris John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthew lands a right hook to the body.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthew blocks a head kick by John.
Nice straight punches there by Matthew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matthew.
John slips under a jab.
Matthew checks a low kick from John.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John is looking to land body kicks.
John lunges at Matthew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matthew's hand.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John throws a right and a left that Matthew avoids nicely.
John getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
Matthew with a nice calf kick.
Matthew misses with a looping right.
John throws a body punch but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew checks a low kick from John.
Matthew with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John throws a looping overhand right but Matthew ducks down to avoid it.
Matthew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
Matthew scores with a decent looking hook.
Matthew moves out of range of the strikes.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patrick Matthew!
Patrick Matthew is the new lightweight champion!
Patrick Matthew decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
90% |
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