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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Milina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milina's entrance music is The world is mine. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jack Matthews enters the cage!
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280 lbs
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262 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Milina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews shoots for a takedown but Milina saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Milina shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Matthews manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milina gets to his feet - Matthews follows without any prompting.
Milina tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Milina pinned against the cage. Milina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Milina misses with a few strikes there.
Milina shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matthews as he avoids it easily.
Milina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Milina takes an elbow to the temple.
Matthews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Milina smiles and moves away.
Antonio Milina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Matthews.
Matthews slaps away a takedown attempt from Milina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but Milina sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Milina darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Jack Matthews has been cut.
Milina throws a head kick that misses.
Milina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milina clinches up with Matthews and pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Milina's efforts to push away.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch but Milina keeps him there for the moment.
Matthews tries to stall but Milina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matthews tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Milina just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Milina wants to get back to striking at distance but Matthews won't allow it.
Milina prevents the takedown attempt.
Matthews tries to circle away but Milina has him pinned against the cage.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
Matthews jumps guard but Milina stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matthews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matthews tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matthews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milina has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Milina won't allow it.
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.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Milina won't allow it.
Matthews looks gassed!
Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Milina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
Milina misses with a double jab.
Matthews is looking to clinch but Milina is avoiding it.
Matthews fails with the takedown.
Antonio Milina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milina rushes Matthews and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matthews obliges.
Matthews holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Milina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milina throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Milina fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milina shoots for a double leg takedown but Matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Milina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Milina's front leg but catches the back leg as Milina tries to avoid it.
Milina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Matthews shoots in and drives through. Milina sprawls well.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milina misses with a hook. Matthews ducked under it nicely.
Matthews is looking to clinch but Milina is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matthews.
Milina pushes Matthews up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
Matthews should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Milina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Milina pinned against the cage. Milina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Milina works the jab nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Milina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milina defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matthews.
Milina misses with a combination
and Matthews counters with a head kick. That will keep Milina thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Matthews throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Milina lands a lovely overhand right.
Milina takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Milina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matthews's waist but Matthews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Milina off to one side.
Milina missing with a left hand there. Matthews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthews throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Milina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Milina. No joy for Matthews on that attempt.
Milina throws a series of punches but Matthews moves out of range.
Milina throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milina throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Milina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Matthews's cut.
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.
Milina throws a lazy right hand but Matthews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Milina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matthews but Matthews pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Milina misses
and Matthews counters with a nice body shot.
Matthews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Milina's waist but Milina gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matthews off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Milina as Matthews shoots in.
Jab from Milina.
Matthews shoots in but no luck this time.
Antonio Milina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Matthews.
Milina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milina stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Milina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milina throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matthews's head.
Matthews connects with a crisp jab.
Matthews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milina shoots in for a double leg but Matthews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Milina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Milina stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Milina wants it to stay on the feet.
Matthews digs a good hook to Milina's body.
Milina throws a sloppy head kick
and Matthews makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Milina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antonio Milina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milina's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Milina duly obliges.
Milina shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milina was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milina stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Milina misses with a hook. Matthews ducked under it nicely.
Milina throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick by Milina misses
and Matthews counters with a leg kick.
Milina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthews fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milina blocks a jab.
Milina falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Milina fails to land the takedown.
Milina throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Milina lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matthews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Milina pinned against the cage. Milina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milina gets a clinch.
Matthews tries to break free but Milina pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews breaks the clinch.
Milina falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matthews counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Milina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matthews defends it nicely.
Milina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matthews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milina.
Milina throws a combination that misses
and Matthews counters with a good, hard body kick but Milina shrugs it off.
Milina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milina keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews has managed to clinch.
Milina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matthews working hard to break the clinch.
That's four 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.
Matthews changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Milina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Matthews tries to keep at a distance but Milina has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matthews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Milina walks away with a smile on his face. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Milina decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milina decides to return to a standing position.
Milina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Milina.
Matthews tries to keep at a distance but Milina has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matthews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matthews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Milina smiles and moves away.
Milina falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Milina won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Milina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Matthews's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Milina closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matthews did well to prevent Milina getting side control.
Milina postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Matthews to stand up.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Milina shows good takedown defense.
Matthews leaves Milina with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Milina shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Milina.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Milina sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matthews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Milina's waist but Milina gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matthews off to one side.
Antonio Milina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Matthews.
Milina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Milina throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with a nice leg kick.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Milina moves out of range easily.
Milina closes the distance and clinches up with Matthews, looking for a takedown. Milina pushes Matthews against the cage but Matthews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews has managed to clinch.
Matthews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milina is defending well for now.
Matthews tries to break the clinch but Milina is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milina working hard to break the clinch.
Matthews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Milina smiles and moves away.
Milina lands with an overhand left.
Milina throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with a head kick.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Milina pushes him off.
Milina misses with a few strikes there.
Milina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
Matthews wants to clinch.
Milina wants to clinch.
Milina fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matthews avoids it really well and circles away.
Antonio Milina is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Milina.
Matthews tries to escape but Milina is in control.
Milina decides to stand back up. Milina steps back and let's Matthews get back to his feet.
Matthews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Milina is fending him off so far but Matthews persists. Nope, Milina circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Milina drives through with a takedown into guard.
Milina has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matthews is proving hard to escape from.
Milina won't allow Matthews to get back to his feet.
Milina gets to his feet - Matthews follows without any prompting.
A head kick by Milina misses
and Matthews counters with a head kick. That will keep Milina thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Milina throws a head kick that misses
and Matthews counters with a right hand to the body.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milina misses with a hook.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up with Milina, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes Milina against the cage but Milina circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Milina looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Milina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matthews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matthews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Milina smiles and moves away.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up with Milina, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes Milina against the cage but Milina circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Milina throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with a nice low kick that buckles Milina's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Milina but Milina pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matthews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Milina swivels and escapes.
Milina throws a head kick that misses
and Matthews counters with a shoot takedown. Milina fights it but they end up in guard.
Milina has his feet on Matthews's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Matthews throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Milina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antonio Milina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matthews gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Milina to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milina decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Matthews, up you get!
Jack Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthews with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Milina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Milina 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Milina!
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energy
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hype
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