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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Ritter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Newell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ritter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Newell as he avoids it easily.
Newell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ritter.
Ritter shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newell tries to close the distance and clinch but Ritter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newell stuffs the takedown attempt from Ritter. Ritter gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell throws a nice looking combination but Ritter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ritter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newell but Newell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Newell tries to bum rush Ritter with a series of wild strikes but Ritter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Newell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Newell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ritter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ritter is trying to control the position but Newell postures up.
Ritter looking for a sweep. Not yet Ritter, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ritter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Newell content to stall in guard here.
Newell trying to control but Ritter is working from the bottom.
Ritter 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.
Newell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ritter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing Newell from controlling successfully.
Newell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ritter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Newell counters with a low kick, right behind Ritter 's knee.
Ritter is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell fails to land with a series of punches.
Ritter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Newell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Newell.
Ritter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ritter looking to control.
Newell content to stall in guard here.
Newell wants to pass the guard but Ritter is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newell trying to control but Ritter is working from the bottom.
Newell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Newell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Newell prevents Ritter from escaping the position.
Newell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritter keeps working.
Ritter throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ritter seems a little lost for a moment, as Newell dominates the positioning.
Newell is looking to take a break and control but Ritter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Newell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Newell misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newell, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newell throws a series of punches but Ritter avoids them all with ease.
Ritter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter misses with a takedown
and Newell counters with a nice leg kick.
Ritter has his takedown stuffed
and Newell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Newell.
Newell controlling from the top position.
Ritter lands some strikes from the bottom.
Newell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Newell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ritter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell passes Ritter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritter is looking to improve his position.
Newell content to control rather than advance.
Newell trying to control the action but Ritter is working from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Matthew Newell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newell scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Newell lands in his opponent's guard.
Ritter tries to strike from the bottom.
Newell stopping the sweep attempt from Ritter.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing Newell from controlling successfully.
Ritter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newell trying to control but Ritter is working from the bottom.
Ritter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ritter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Newell won't allow Ritter to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Newell tries to close the distance and clinch but Ritter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter with a poor takedown
and Newell counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ritter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newell counters with a nice leg kick.
Newell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newell keeps Ritter at a distance using the push kick.
Newell scores with a one two! Ritter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newell, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Newell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Newell is looking to slow Ritter down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newell. That's going to slow Ritter down.
Newell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ritter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ritter striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Newell controls the position.
Newell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritter keeps working.
Newell controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ritter is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell taking a breather here.
Ritter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ritter is not content to let Newell control the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Matthew Newell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ritter has his takedown stuffed
and Newell counters with a single leg into guard. Ritter didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Newell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ritter scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Newell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Newell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell drops back looking for a leg! Ritter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ritter manages to kick Newell off! Newell jumps back into Ritter's guard.
Ritter pushes Newell off and gets back to his feet.
Newell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ritter shoots and misses
and Newell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Newell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newell throws a right hand that Ritter ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritter also avoids with ease.
Ritter with a poor takedown
and Newell counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ritter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newell can pounce on him.
Ritter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newell lands a jab-cross combination.
Newell tries to bum rush Ritter with a series of wild strikes but Ritter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Newell really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ritter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ritter's guard now.
Ritter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Newell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Newell trying to control but Ritter is working from the bottom.
Ritter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Newell slips nicely into half guard.
Newell controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell prevents Ritter from improving his position.
Ritter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Newell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newell preventing the sweep.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing Newell from controlling successfully.
Newell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Newell passes Ritter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Newell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Matthew Newell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ritter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Newell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell wants to control but Ritter is keeping him busy.
Ritter is looking for a sweep. Newell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ritter looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ritter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Newell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ritter is staying active underneath Newell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newell misses with a few strikes there.
Blake Ritter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell throws a right and a left that Ritter avoids nicely.
Ritter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Newell counters with a shoot takedown. Ritter fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newell wants to control from the top but Ritter keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Newell defends well.
Newell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Newell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew Newell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matthew Newell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ritter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Newell has a takedown stuffed.
Ritter shoots and misses
and Newell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritter wants to stand but Newell is controlling the position.
Newell wants to control from the top but Ritter keeps moving.
Blake Ritter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Newell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Newell 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 36:40
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 36:40
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Newell!
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