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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whats Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Clooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nutz comes to the cage accompanied by In a Rage. Clooten is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hot Ride by The Prodigy. Whats Nutz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Whats Nutz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Clooten!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clooten closes the distance and clinches.
Nutz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nutz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nutz drops an elbow to the side of Clooten's head.
Clooten tries to kick Nutz off but Nutz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clooten is looking to improve his position.
Nutz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clooten wants to get back to full guard.
Clooten has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nutz is working away from the top position though.
Nutz seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten moves into full guard.
Nutz wants to control from the top but Clooten keeps moving.
Clooten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clooten scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clooten seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nutz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clooten frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clooten is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nutz is in a horrible position here. Clooten smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clooten pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is trying to escape the mount.
Nutz is squirming around, avoiding Clooten's attempts to control the action.
Clooten landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nutz gets back to half guard.
Nutz is looking to control Clooten's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nutz avoid being mounted?
Clooten working over Nutz with some ground and pound. Nutz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nutz moves into full guard.
Nutz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nutz is breathing heavily.
Clooten cracks Nutz with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nutz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clooten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nutz stuns Clooten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whats Nutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clooten connects with a crisp jab.
Clooten thuds his right hand into Nutz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clooten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nutz backs up against the cage.
Nutz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clooten lands with a hook. Nutz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clooten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clooten lands with a slapping head kick.
Nutz misses the shot to the body.
Clooten rushes Nutz and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clooten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clooten with a knee to the head.
Clooten working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clooten misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clooten.
Nutz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clooten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clooten trying to stall but Nutz improves his position.
Clooten lands a right hand.
Clooten stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nutz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clooten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Clooten to work.
Clooten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nutz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clooten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clooten tries a knee to the head but Nutz blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Clooten dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Nutz misses.
Clooten lands a jab to the nose.
Clooten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nutz looks to land a right hand but Clooten moved out of range.
Clooten lands a nice shot that snaps Nutz's head back.
Nutz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clooten.
Nutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clooten moves away.
Some wild striking there from Nutz.
Clooten wants to clinch.
Nutz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Clooten.
Nutz closes the distance and clinches up with Clooten, looking for a takedown. Nutz pushes Clooten against the cage but Clooten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clooten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nutz tries to keep at a distance but Clooten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clooten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nutz is trying to drag Clooten to the mat but Clooten just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clooten lands a nice shot to the body.
Clooten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nutz blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clooten scores with a knee to the head.
Clooten tries a body shot but Nutz blocks it.
Clooten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nutz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clooten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clooten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clooten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nutz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clooten landing knees to the head.
Nutz takes an elbow to the temple.
Clooten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clooten is pushing Nutz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clooten prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whats Nutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clooten struggles to land a body shot inside as Nutz controls his hands.
Clooten throws an elbow but it misses.
Clooten is working Nutz over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clooten has a couple of punches blocked by Nutz.
Clooten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clooten stalling in the clinch.
Clooten is trying to maintain a safe position but Nutz gets an underhook and turns Clooten into the cage.
Nutz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clooten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nutz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clooten pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clooten manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clooten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nutz.
Clooten just leaning against Nutz, taking a breather.
Clooten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clooten lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clooten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clooten effectively controlling the action here.
Clooten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clooten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clooten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clooten taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Clooten.
Clooten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nutz looks to score with a jab to the body but Clooten is just out of range.
Nutz tries for a takedown but Clooten sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whats Nutz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nutz circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Clooten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clooten tries to clinch there but Nutz circles away.
Nutz walks into a left hand.
Clooten closes the distance and clinches.
Nutz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clooten prevents it.
Clooten lands an elbow that stopped Nutz in his tracks for a moment.
Clooten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clooten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clooten avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clooten lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clooten misses with a knee strike.
Nutz blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten can't find room to land a body shot as Nutz controls the action.
Clooten pressing his opponent against the cage.
Clooten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clooten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clooten wants to stall.
Clooten seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Clooten is pressed up against the cage. Nutz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clooten down to the mat. Clooten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clooten moves out of range of the body kick from Nutz.
Clooten doesn't manage to clinch there - Nutz circles away.
Clooten stuffs the takedown attempt from Nutz. Nutz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whats Nutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clooten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nutz is looking to wear down Clooten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A right-left combo lands from Clooten.
Clooten tries to clinch but Nutz is having none of it.
Nutz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clooten sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clooten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clooten 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.
Clooten digs a good hook to Nutz's body.
Clooten with a nice cross.
Nutz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to de liver by Clooten. Beautiful body shot.
Clooten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clooten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nutz avoiding damage as Clooten throws knees to the body.
Clooten lands an uppercut.
Clooten is pressed up against the cage. Nutz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clooten down to the mat. Clooten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clooten cracks the inside of Nutz's front leg.
Clooten thuds a left hand into Nutz's body.
Matt Clooten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clooten gets a clinch.
Clooten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nutz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clooten lands a hook that snaps the head of Nutz backwards.
Clooten works on Nutz's body with a couple of short punches.
Clooten slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutz.
Clooten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nutzs head.
Nutz blocks an elbow strike.
Clooten throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clooten pushes off an throws an elbow but Nutz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clooten slows down the pace here.
Clooten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clooten will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nutz up against the cage.
Clooten is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clooten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nutz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Clooten really dominated that round.
That's time! Nutz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clooten is looking to clinch but Nutz is avoiding it.
Nutz defending well as Clooten loads up on a big left hand.
Clooten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nutz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nutz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Clooten to counter with a crisp jab.
Nutz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clooten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nutz misses with a body punch
and Clooten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nutz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clooten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nutz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clooten gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clooten.
Clooten stalling.
The crowd are getting on Clooten's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clooten.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clooten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clooten swings wildly with an uppercut but Nutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutz tries to pull guard but Clooten holds him up against the cage and eventually Nutz drops back down to his feet.
Nutz blocking some punches.
Clooten pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Clooten fails to land.
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.
Clooten controlling the action here for a moment.
Clooten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clooten misses with a body punch.
Nutz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Clooten can't fight it off and eventually Nutz manages to take the fight to the floor. Clooten looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clooten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nutz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Clooten dives on top into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Clooten chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clooten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clooten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clooten wants to control from the top but Nutz keeps moving.
Clooten controlling from the top position.
Nutz looking for subs off his back but Clooten has passed one foot through into half guard.
Clooten slips a nice elbow through Nutz's hands, connecting with Nutz's forehead.
Nutz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clooten wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nutz keeps working.
Clooten takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clooten is looking to take a break and control but Nutz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nutz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clooten.
Nutz taking some punishment here, with Clooten in his half guard.
Clooten seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nutz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clooten scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clooten not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clooten content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clooten landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Clooten dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clooten clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Clooten.
Nutz blocking some punches.
Nutz blocks an elbow strike.
Matt Clooten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nutz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clooten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clooten is struggling to control the position.
Nutz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clooten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nutz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Clooten missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nutz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clooten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clooten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nutz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nutz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clooten throws a head punch that misses.
Clooten tries to land a knee to the head but Nutz blocks with his arms.
Clooten digs a right hand into Nutz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nutz's gas tank.
Clooten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clooten slowing the pace effectively.
Clooten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clooten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clooten tries to land knees in the clinch but Nutz avoids the damage to the body.
Clooten swings wildly with an uppercut but Nutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clooten.
Clooten scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Clooten.
Nutz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clooten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nutz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clooten just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whats Nutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clooten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clooten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nutz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Clooten.
Clooten is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clooten working aggressively here.
Clooten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matt Clooten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clooten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clooten has a couple of punches blocked by Nutz.
Nutz fails to pull guard.
Whats Nutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clooten has a couple of punches blocked by Nutz.
Nutz looking for a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nutz presses Clooten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nutz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nutz misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Clooten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clooten 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 43:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 43:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Clooten!
Matt Clooten is the new welterweight champion!
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