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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matmat comes to the cage accompanied by pass tha axe. Mat Matmat has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matmat checks a low kick from Thompson.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Matmat checks it.
Matmat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matmat somewhat.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson tries to score with a low kick but Matmat moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Matmat.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matmat misses with a wild body shot.
Matmat dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Matmat's head and hops out.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson tries to clinch but Matmat is having none of it.
Thompson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat misses the jab.
Thompson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matmat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson tries to clinch but Matmat moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Matmat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thompson tries to work over Matmat's front leg with a kick but Matmat checks it.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Matmat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matmat thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Matmat.
Matmat lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Matmat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Matmat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
Thompson thumps Matmat with a low kick.
Matmat blocks a leg kick.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matmat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matmat off to one side.
Thompson throws a head kick but Matmat moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body punch from Matmat.
Matmat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Matmat thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson looks to land a body kick but Matmat moved away.
Matmat misses the jab.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Matmat.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matmat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matmat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Matmat scores with a jab.
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.
Matmat missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson tried to score with a low kick but Matmat checks it.
Thompson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matmat.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Matmat misses with a straight left.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matmat misses with a hook.
Matmat misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Matmat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matmat tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson slips a straight right by Matmat.
Matmat scores with a nice right hand.
Matmat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matmat throws a head kick that misses.
Cary Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thompson tries to clinch but Matmat moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thompson throws a push kick but Matmat slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Matmat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Matmat. Those never looked like landing.
Matmat swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Matmat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Matmat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matmat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Thompson tenderised Matmat's leg. Matmat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Matmat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matmat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matmat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thompson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Matmat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matmat trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matmat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matmat throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Matmat postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cary Thompson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matmat gets the takedown into side control.
Thompson tries to buck Matmat off but Matmat is having none of it.
Matmat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom here.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Matmat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
Thompson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matmat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Matmat tries to score with some ground and pound. Thompson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Matmat working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thompson wants to control but Matmat postures up.
Matmat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Matmat stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson is looking to regain half guard here but Matmat keeps moving and retains side control.
Matmat wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
Matmat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matmat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Matmat in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Matmat trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Matmat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Matmat is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thompson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat dominated that second 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!
Thompson tries to clinch but Matmat moves out of range.
Matmat throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Matmat.
Matmat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matmat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid body kick from Thompson.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matmat keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matmat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matmat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matmat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson throws a right hand that Matmat ducks under and follows up with a left that Matmat also avoids with ease.
Matmat throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Matmat misses with a takedown
and Thompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Thompson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thompson stands up.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Matmat.
Cary Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Matmat tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matmat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Matmat there.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Matmat is avoiding it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Matmat enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Matmat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thompson wants to stand but Matmat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matmat keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Cary Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson stands up and waves to Matmat to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thompson.
Matmat 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.
Matmat moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matmat circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Matmat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Matmat circles away.
Matmat connects with a single shot there.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matmat pinned against the cage. Matmat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matmat throws a good cross that connects.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Matmat.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matmat rather than just go for the knockout.
Matmat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Matmat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matmat off to one side.
Mat Matmat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
Matmat works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Matmat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matmat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Matmat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matmat fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Matmat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Matmat circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cary Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matmat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Matmat!
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