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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Matthews (ranked 3805 p4p, 25276 weight class) and Kobe Joyce (ranked 320 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thaddeus Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Joyce!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joyce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Joyce.
Joyce breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Joyce. Those never looked like landing.
Matthews darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matthews trying to control the pace.
Matthews seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Joyce for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matthews.
Matthews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews controlling the action here.
Matthews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matthews content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joyce throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Joyce to the mat! Joyce manages to get full guard.
Matthews lands a couple of digs.
Joyce can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matthews controls the pace.
Joyce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matthews controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Matthews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joyce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews passes Joyce's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matthews uses his free foot to push down on Joyce's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Joyce.
Matthews raining down shots from the mount!
Matthews with shots to the head and body - Joyce looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Joyce can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Matthews landing strikes from the mount.
Matthews putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Matthews takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matthews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Joyce can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joyce taking shots to the head.
Matthews raining down shots from the mount!
Matthews controlling from the full mount.
Joyce looks winded!
Matthews with the ground and pound from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thaddeus Matthews dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Joyce clinches up against the cage.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joyce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthews drives through with a takedown into Joyce's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Matthews lands a couple of digs.
Matthews lands a couple of elbows.
Matthews makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Matthews 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matthews not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thaddeus Matthews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews pushing down on Joyce's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matthews lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Matthews seems content to control.
Matthews working Joyce over with strikes.
Matthews stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matthews working over Joyce with some ground and pound. Joyce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matthews thows a huge punch but Joyce dodges it nicely.
Matthews in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Joyce tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Matthews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thaddeus Matthews!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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