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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Mathiew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatt Mughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Zack Mathiew has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Mathiew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatt Mughes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathiew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathiew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathiew tries to clinch up.
Mathiew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mathiew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mathiew wants to clinch.
Mughes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mughes postures up in Mathiew's guard and throws a big left but Mathiew blocks it.
Mathiew is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mughes is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathiew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mughes.
Mathiew is looking to stand up but Mughes isn't so interested in that idea.
Mughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathiew wants to stand up but Mughes is controlling him.
Mathiew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mughes with a nice head shot there.
Mughes wants to pass the guard but Mathiew is keeping the position.
Mathiew is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mughes wants to control from the top but Mathiew keeps moving.
Mughes throwing strikes but missing.
Mughes looks gassed!
Mathiew is looking to stand up but Mughes isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mathiew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mughes pushes Mathiew up against the cage in a clinch.
Mughes lands a body punch.
Mughes has had enough of the clinch but Mathiew keeps him there for the moment.
Mathiew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Mughes.
Mathiew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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.
Mathiew using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mughes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathiew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mughes breaks from the clinch.
Mughes throws a leg kick which misses Mathiew's front leg but catches the back leg as Mathiew tries to avoid it.
Mughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mughes jumps guard.
Mughes wants to stand but Mathiew is controlling the position.
Mughes trying to strike off his back.
Mughes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mughes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mathiew!
Mathiew really wants to buck Mughes off and get back to his feet.
Mughes landing strikes from the mount and Mathiew is in trouble!
Mughes with a couple of short strikes.
Mughes lands a big elbow.
Mathiew is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathiew is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mughes unloading with bombs!
Mughes cracks Mathiew with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Mathiew is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mughes looking to finish Mathiew with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mathiew!
Mathiew is trying to stand.
Mughes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mughes raining down shots from the mount!
Mughes breaks from Mathiew's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mathiew takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mughes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mathiew?
Mughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Mughes working the ground and pound effectively.
Mathiew is bucking up trying to escape but Mughes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mughes lands with some strikes.
Mughes working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mathiew is looking to escape.
Mathiew is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Mughes.
Mathiew seems to have got his legs back now.
Mathiew wants to get back to his feet.
Mathiew in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mathiew's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mughes wants to control the pace but Mathiew is squirming around nicely.
Mathiew squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatt Mughes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mughes misses with a head kick.
Mathiew tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mughes counters with a series of strikes. Mathiew will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mathiew keeps the fight on the outside.
Mathiew looks to clinch
and Mughes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mughes.
Mathiew is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mathiew pushes Mughes off and gets back to his feet.
Mughes loads up on a big right hand but Mathiew slips the punch.
Zack Mathiew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathiew clinches but Mughes breaks the clinch
and Mughes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathiew can't keep his opponent in guard - Mughes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mathiew is trying to stand back up but Mughes is controlling him
Nice strikes from Mughes there.
Mughes lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mathiew is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mughes lands strikes from half guard.
Mughes tries to pass to full mount but Mathiew defends it.
Mughes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mathiew makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mathiew looks to clinch
and Mughes counters with a left and a right that stings Mathiew.
Mughes throws a right and a left that Mathiew avoids nicely.
Mughes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mathiew's guard.
Mughes distracts Mathiew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mathiew wants to stand up but Mughes is controlling him.
Mughes is working Mathiew over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mughes tries to score with some ground and pound. Mathiew controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mughes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mathiew has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mathiew tries to escape but Mughes is in control.
Mathiew throws Mughes to one side and escapes!
Mughes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mathiew wants to stand up but Mughes is controlling him.
Mughes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mughes landing with the ground and pound.
Mathiew wants to stand and escape but Mughes is having none of it.
Mughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mughes stands and throws Mathiew's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mughes is putting a hurting on Mathiew here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mathiew managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mughes.
Mughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mughes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mathiew wants to get back to his feet but Mughes drags him back down.
Hatt Mughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mathiew explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mathiew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mughes counters with a head kick. That will keep Mathiew thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mathiew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathiew tries to clinch but Mughes moves away
and Mughes counters by moving into the clinch.
Mathiew using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mughes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mughes can't break the clinch.
Mathiew misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mughes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathiew misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Mughes.
Mathiew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mathiew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mughes manages to break the clinch.
Mathiew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mughes counters with an inside leg kick.
Mughes clinches up with Mathiew and pushes him back against the cage.
Mughes breaks the clinch.
Mughes rushes Mathiew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mughes tries to break the clinch but Mathiew is controlling the position.
Mathiew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mughes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mathiew gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mathiew connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mughes's face.
It looks like Hatt Mughes has been cut.
Mathiew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mathiew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mathiew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathiew tries to land a knee to the head but Mughes blocks with his arms.
Mathiew tries to land a knee to the head but Mughes blocks with his arms.
Mughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mathiew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mughes tries to pull guard but Mathiew won't allow it.
Mughes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mathiew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mathiew with a knee to the head.
Mughes looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatt Mughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hatt Mughes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mughes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mughes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mathiew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mathiew throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Mathiew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mathiew connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mughes's face.
Mughes breaks the clinch.
Mathiew tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mughes moves into the clinch.
Mathiew landing knees to the head.
Mathiew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mughes is trying to break free.
Mathiew tries a knee to the head but Mughes blocks it.
Mathiew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mughes lands a takedown into guard.
Mughes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Mathiew is retaining full guard.
Mughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathiew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathiew is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mughes is controlling him.
Mughes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathiew wants to stand and escape but Mughes is having none of it.
Mughes scoring with some ground and pound.
Mathiew uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mathiew closes the distance but Mughes moves to the side
and Mughes counters with a single leg into guard. Mathiew didn't expect that.
Mughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mathiew is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mughes is controlling him.
Mughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mughes prevents Mathiew from getting back to his feet.
Mathiew trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mughes trying to control but Mathiew is working from the bottom.
Mughes won't allow Mathiew to get back to his feet.
Mughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathiew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mathiew wants to clinch but Mughes slips to the side
and Mughes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mughes lands a knee to the head.
Mughes scores with a shot to the side of Mathiew's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathiew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mathiew gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mughes.
Mathiew throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Mughes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mathiew has one foot on Mughes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zack Mathiew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathiew looks to clinch
and Mughes counters with a shoot takedown. Mathiew fights it but they end up in guard.
Mughes looking to pass the guard.
Mughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Mathiew wants to get back to his feet but Mughes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mathiew is keeping the position for now.
Mathiew has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mughes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mathiew tries to clinch but Mughes moves away
and Mughes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mathiew's guard.
Mughes prevents Mathiew from getting back to his feet.
Mathiew has momentary wrist control but Mughes slips an elbow through the middle.
Mughes is working Mathiew over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mughes stands and throws Mathiew's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathiew throws Mughes to one side and escapes!
Mathiew moves out of range as Mughes throws a body kick.
Mathiew tries to clinch up
and Mughes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mathiew's guard.
Mathiew wants to get back to his feet but Mughes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mathiew is looking to stand back up but Mughes counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mathiew.
Mughes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mathiew to see if he's OK.
Mathiew is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mughes is controlling him well.
Mughes cracks Mathiew with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mathiew throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Mathiew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mughes counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mughes is stalling here.
Mathiew looking to throw knees to the head but Mughes is blocking nicely.
Mathiew dodges an elbow strike from Mughes.
Mathiew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathiew clinches but Mughes breaks the clinch
and Mughes moves into the clinch.
Mughes leaning against his opponent.
Mughes can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Mathiew.
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!
Mughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mathiew dodges the punch combination from Mughes.
Mathiew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mughes counters by moving into the clinch.
Mughes can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathiew using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mughes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathiew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zack Mathiew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathiew tries a knee to the head but Mughes blocks it.
Mughes stalling.
Mathiew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mathiew keeps control of Mughes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mathiew looking to throw knees to the head but Mughes is blocking nicely.
Mathiew throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Mughes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hatt Mughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mughes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hatt Mughes!
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energy
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hype
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