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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teboho Matekane (ranked 3467 p4p, 5560 weight class) and Brice Werner (ranked 229 p4p, 314 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teboho Matekane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brice Werner!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matekane circles away quickly and effectively.
Matekane wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Matekane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matekane is pushing Werner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Werner tries to break the clinch but Matekane is controlling the position.
Matekane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Werner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matekane tries to work over Werner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matekane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matekane tries for a takedown but Werner manages to get underhooks.
Matekane goes for a takedown attempt but Werner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matekane clinches.
Matekane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Werner is trying to break the clinch but Matekane has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Matekane.
Werner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matekane has him pressed against the cage.
Matekane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matekane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matekane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matekane has Werner pushed against the cage.
A short right from Matekane on the inside.
Werner tries to break free but Matekane pushes him back against the cage.
Matekane lands with a left to the head.
Werner is trying to force a seperation but Matekane has the dominant position.
Werner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matekane just leaning against Werner, taking a breather.
Werner wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matekane leaning against his opponent.
Matekane keeps control of Werner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matekane digs a right hand underneath Werner's ribcage. Werner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matekane tries a body shot but Werner blocks it.
Werner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Werner is trying to push Matekane away but Matekane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matekane lands a nice uppercut.
Werner is fighting off a takedown attempt but Matekane is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Werner to the mat. Werner regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Matekane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Matekane scoring with some ground and pound.
Matekane controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matekane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Matekane is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Werner looks calm but he's in trouble here. Matekane gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Werner is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Matekane lets go of the hold and Werner can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Teboho Matekane!
An out of breath Teboho Matekane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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