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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Matthew (ranked 12 p4p, 49 weight class) and Chris John (ranked 3 p4p, 6 weight class). John is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Stop Me Now. Patrick Matthew could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris John's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John connects with a crisp jab.
Matthew connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthew connects with an inside leg kick.
John with a jab.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Matthew.
Matthew slips a straight right by John.
Matthew scores with a jab to the body.
Matthew misses with a kick to the body
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthew lands a jab to John's midsection.
Matthew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthew throws a nice looking combination but John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthew lands the left hand.
Matthew jabs at John's body.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthew moves out of range as John strikes.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John throws the left hand but Matthew avoids the punch easily.
Matthew seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
John cracks a nice hook into Matthew's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Matthew misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Nice defenses there by John.
Matthew throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew scores with a decent looking hook.
John throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Matthew connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthew. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthew avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John misses with a straight right.
John darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
John throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John throws the kick towards the body but Matthew avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matthew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthew.
Matthew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthew.
Matthew looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John walks into a jab.
Matthew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matthew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Matthew.
Matthew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matthew throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matthew scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
Matthew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matthew throws a good cross that connects.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from John.
Good work by Matthew as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
Matthew swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew is looking to counter punch.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John misses with a low kick as Matthew jumps back.
Matthew throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
John checks the leg kick nicely there.
A punch combination from John misses.
Matthew takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Matthew dodges the punch combination from John.
John checks a low kick from Matthew.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
Matthew lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Matthew staying out of range there.
John walks into a stiff left hand from Matthew.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John with a jab.
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John scores with a shot to the body.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Matthew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John throws a leg kick that misses.
Matthew scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Matthew misses.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthew checks it well.
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 Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
Patrick Matthew is winning the standup battle so far.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John lands a head shot.
Matthew throws a low kick but John avoids it.
Matthew sets himself, and John steps forward looking for the clinch! Matthew avoids it this time.
A good leg kick by John.
Matthew throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John blocks the body kick.
John defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
Matthew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John misses with a right hand
and Matthew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from John.
Matthew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John looks to throw the jab but Matthew is out of range.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matthew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a looping overhand right but Matthew ducks down to avoid it.
John lunges at Matthew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matthew's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Matthew does a little dance to reset his feet.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John misses with a straight right.
Matthew thuds his right hand into John's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
John moves away from the strike by Matthew.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Matthew does no damage.
Matthew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
John misses the jab.
Matthew throws a hook but John blocks it.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matthew. Matthew obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick lands for Matthew.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
Matthew checks a low kick from John.
John misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws the left hand but Matthew avoids the punch easily.
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!
Matthew connects with an inside leg kick.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matthew can pounce on him.
John checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matthew throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Matthew only half commits.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matthew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthew.
John with a jab.
John throws out a loose jab but Matthew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from John.
Matthew swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Nice shot by Matthew.
Matthew checks a leg kick.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthew.
Matthew tries to move into range but John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John avoids the body shot from Matthew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Matthew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John throws a leg kick but Matthew sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matthew quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matthew misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
Matthew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John throws a leg kick but Matthew checks it.
Matthew was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matthew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John thuds a left hand into Matthew's body.
Matthew misses the shot to the body.
Matthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
Matthew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
John connects with a body shot.
John defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
John only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John jabs at Matthew's body.
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!
Matthew blocks a leg kick.
Matthew missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matthew connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
Matthew throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matthew darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matthew connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Matthew down.
A big left from John misses.
Matthew staying out of range there.
John checks a low kick from Matthew.
Matthew misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John throws a body punch but Matthew moves out of range.
John defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
John on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew scores with a decent looking hook.
Matthew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod.
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.
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.
Matthew throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Matthew only half commits.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matthew connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John connects with the punch.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
John listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matthew moves away from the strike by John.
John lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands a nice hook to Matthew's body. Matthew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matthew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John looks to land a body kick but Matthew moved away.
Jab, jab by Matthew - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Matthew is looking to counter punch.
John jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a leg kick but Matthew sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matthew slips a jab from John.
Matthew takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matthew clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matthew lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
Matthew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matthew misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John tries a quick counter leg kick but Matthew is wise to it.
John throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matthew on the side of the head.
Matthew throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matthew.
Matthew throws a nice inside leg kick.
John takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John wants to slow Matthew down by chopping away at his legs.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthew was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Matthew throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John avoids the body shot from Matthew.
John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matthew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John connects with a body shot that sends Matthew's belly button to the back.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
Matthew lands a nice shot that snaps John's head back.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matthew misses with a straight left.
Matthew misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a nice body kick.
John throws a body punch but Matthew moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Matthew.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Matthew was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands the left hand.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
Matthew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Matthew throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
Matthew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Matthew.
Matthew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
John misses with a wild combination.
Matthew quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
John misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Matthew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthew.
John digs a good body shot into Matthew's ribs.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthew throws out a powerful jab.
John throws a front kick aimed at Matthew's knee but Matthew avoids it well.
Matthew connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Matthew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
Matthew keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
John misses the jab.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John drops his hands momentarily and Matthew takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice combination there by Matthew.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matthew.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Patrick Matthew did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
John ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matthew throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John lands with a right hand.
John throws a head kick but Matthew moves out of range.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matthew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from John misses.
John connects with a body shot.
John fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthew checks it well.
Matthew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
A counter left hand to the body from Matthew misses its target.
John takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
John loads up on a big right hand but Matthew slips the punch.
John misses with an uppercut
and Matthew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from John tenderised Matthew's leg. Matthew is trying to keep his angry face on.
John takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John looks to throw the jab but Matthew is out of range.
Matthew digs a good hook to John's body.
Matthew throws a big shot that misses.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthew connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
Matthew moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matthew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthew scores with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Matthew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matthew.
Matthew connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John tries to score with a low kick but Matthew moves his leg out of the way.
A counter left hand to the body from Matthew misses its target.
Matthew misses the jab.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Matthew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John feints and then cracks Matthew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthew down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John slips a straight right by Matthew.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthew. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matthew misses with a leg kick.
Matthew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
John misses with a looping left.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Matthew blocks a low kick nicely.
John avoids the body shot from Matthew.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matthew misses with a wild body shot.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John dodges the punch combination from Matthew.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew checks the leg kick.
A big left from Matthew misses.
Matthew scores with a shot to the body.
John lands a jab to the nose.
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthew throws a low kick but John moves out of range easily.
Matthew throws a hook but John blocks it.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Matthew counter with a right hand.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John lands a nice looking body kick.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John throws a head kick but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew misses the shot to the body.
Matthew tests John's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands a jab to the head.
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!
Matthew works John's body with a nice hook.
John on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John throws a jab when Matthew was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Matthew tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthew misses with a wild body shot.
Matthew cracks John with an open hand slap.
Matthew misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John misses the shot to the body.
John defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
John lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Matthew had his way with Chris John in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matthew slips under a jab from John.
Matthew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patrick Matthew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matthew swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
John let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matthew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthew jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matthew misses with a straight right.
John throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
John loads up on a big right hand but Matthew slips the punch.
John misses with a head kick.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Matthew.
Matthew bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.
John dips to his left and cracks Matthew with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Matthew.
Matthew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John is looking for the big counter here.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John connects with a solid leg kick.
Matthew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by John.
John looks to throw the jab but Matthew is out of range.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Matthew.
Matthew connects with a crisp jab.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Matthew's shoulder, as Matthew tries to avoid the shot.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by John.
John tries a quick counter leg kick but Matthew is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a hook but Matthew avoids it easily.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthew throws a counter high kick but John was just alert enough to avoid it.
Matthew throws a body shot but no joy.
Matthew lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthew. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthew has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
Matthew throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Matthew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matthew to score with a decent uppercut.
Matthew scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthew lands with a good body shot.
John tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matthew is able to avoid easily.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Matthew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands a body shot.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
Jab by Matthew.
John tries to move into range but Matthew moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but John might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Matthew has got the better of the exchanges.
Matthew lands with a shot to the body.
John throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matthew walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matthew lands a slapping body shot.
Chris John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthew misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
John appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matthew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from John.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew falls off balance throwing a combination
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matthew misses with a straight right.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matthew walks into a left hand.
Matthew slips under a jab from John.
Matthew lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John walks into a jab.
Matthew takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John looks to land a left hand but Matthew moved out of range nicely.
John fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matthew on the side of the head.
Matthew connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Matthew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matthew has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patrick Matthew!
Patrick Matthew retains his lightweight title!
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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