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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheldon Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Cheldon Charles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheldon Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ravi Matos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Matos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matos dominating with strikes here.
Matos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matos scoring with strikes but Charles is staying in there.
Charles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Charles hang on?
Charles tries to lock up and control but Matos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Charles is breathing heavily.
Matos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Matos with shots to the head and body - Charles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Matos with a couple of short strikes.
Matos controlling from the full mount.
Matos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Charles is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Matos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos scoring with strikes but Charles is staying in there.
Matos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matos cracks Charles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Matos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Charles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Matos with good strikes from the mount here!
Charles working to try and regain half guard.
Matos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matos content just to control the position here.
Matos landing punches.
Matos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Matos with shots to the head and body - Charles looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos looking for a guillotine from mount but Charles is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matos cracks Charles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Matos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Charles?
Matos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matos raining down shots from the mount!
Matos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matos with a couple of short strikes.
Matos cracks Charles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Matos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Charles's face.
Matos lands a big elbow.
Matos looking to finish Charles with some ground and pound. This is bad for Charles!
The referee warns Charles that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos working Charles over with strikes here.
Matos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Charles is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Charles is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Charles taking shots to the head.
Matos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matos lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Matos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Matos lands a nice shot to the head.
Charles wants to control but Matos is having none of it.
Matos controlling his opponent.
Charles takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Charles that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Matos has control of Charles's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Charles regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Charles is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Matos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Matos is working Charles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Matos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matos with a nice head shot there.
Matos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Matos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
Ravi Matos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Charles thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos stands up over Charles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Matos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Charles's head.
Charles being controlled here, momentarily.
Matos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Matos wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Matos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matos landing some decent shots from guard.
Matos cracks Charles with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matos chips away with some ground and pound.
Charles has momentary wrist control but Matos slips an elbow through the middle.
Matos with a nice head shot there.
Matos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Matos chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Matos cracks Charles with a solid left hand.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Matos from controlling successfully.
Charles keeping full guard, as Matos tries to pass.
Charles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matos tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Matos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Matos lands in his opponent's guard.
Matos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Charles looking for a sweep. Not yet Charles, not yet.
Matos lands a couple of digs.
Matos trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles keeping full guard, as Matos tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos with a nice head shot there.
Matos tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Matos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Matos with a nice head shot there.
Matos stays in close to Charles's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matos postures up and lands a big shot to Charles's brow.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Matos from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matos stops Charles from standing up.
Matos distracts Charles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Matos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Charles sprawls well initially but Matos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Matos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Matos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Matos trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Matos.
Charles is looking for a sweep. Matos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Charles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Matos not doing much here.
Matos is nestled in close to Charles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Matos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Charles is looking to improve his position.
Matos working over Charles with some ground and pound. Charles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matos controlling the action here.
Matos lands strikes from half guard.
Charles actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Matos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Charles is defending against the submission attempts here by Matos.
Matos is nestled in close to Charles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Matos tries to pass to full mount but Charles defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matos trying to control from half guard but Charles is working away.
Charles is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Matos there.
Charles is defending against the submission attempts here by Matos.
Matos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matos connects with a nice short shot to Charles's temple.
Charles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Charles is trying to stand back up but Matos is controlling him
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.
Matos lands strikes from half guard.
Matos wants to free his trapped foot but Charles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matos controlling the pace.
Matos working the head and body with strikes.
Charles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matos is working away from the top position though.
Matos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matos trying to control the action but Charles is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Matos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matos 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Matos!
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energy
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RATING
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