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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Walker Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter comes to the cage accompanied by Flipsyde - Someday. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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203 lbs
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195 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Walker Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker Jones circles away.
Walker Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Dexter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dexter advances position into side control!
Walker Jones being controlled for a moment.
Dexter grinds an elbow into Walker Jones's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dexter is putting a hurting on Walker Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Dexter crashes against the mat.
Walker Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dexter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Dexter dominates the positioning.
The strikes coming from Dexter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dexter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dexter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dexter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dexter trying to control the position but Walker Jones is working away.
Dexter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Walker Jones's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dexter scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter is looking to take a break and control but Walker Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dexter landing strikes.
Walker Jones is not content to let Dexter control the position.
Dexter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter throws a strike aimed at the side of Walker Jones's head but Walker Jones avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Dexter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walker Jones is trying to buck Dexter off.
The strikes coming from Dexter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Walker Jones is not content to let Dexter control the position.
Dexter 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.
Dexter lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter scoring with punches from side control.
Walker Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dexter looks up at the clock and then as Walker Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dexter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dexter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dexter controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker Jones prevents Dexter from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dexter dominated that round.
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.
Walker Jones swings for the body but Dexter moves out of range.
Walker Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dexter looks for a takedown but Walker Jones sprawls well.
Walker Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Dexter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Dexter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Walker Jones.
Walker Jones misses with a head kick.
Walker Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dexter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker Jones circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dexter counters with a takedown into side control.
Dexter is looking to take a break and control but Walker Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dexter scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dexter controlling the position from side mount.
Walker Jones is not content to let Dexter control the position.
Walker Jones dodges the ground and pound from Dexter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Dexter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dexter trying to control the position but Walker Jones is working away.
Matt Dexter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dexter stands up and beckons Walker Jones to his feet.
Dexter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walker Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker Jones is breathing heavily.
Dexter shoots for a takedown but Walker Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dexter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walker Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Walker Jones as Dexter shoots in.
Matt Walker Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Dexter slips under a jab.
Walker Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dexter fails with the takedown.
Dexter closes the distance and clinches up with Walker Jones, looking for a takedown. Dexter pushes Walker Jones against the cage but Walker Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walker Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker Jones throws a head kick that Dexter semi-blocks.
Dexter shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Dexter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker Jones misses with the combination.
Walker Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker Jones.
Dexter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dexter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dexter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dexter looking to control but Walker Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Walker Jones wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dexter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Walker Jones misses
and Dexter counters with a single leg into guard. Walker Jones didn't expect that.
Walker Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Dexter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dexter trying to control from half guard but Walker Jones is working away.
Dexter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Walker Jones!
Poor strikes thrown by Dexter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dexter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dexter tries to control but Walker Jones wriggling away.
Dexter landing strikes from the mount and Walker Jones is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter misses with a head shot.
Dexter wants to control the pace but Walker Jones is squirming around nicely.
Dexter content just to control the position here.
Dexter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker Jones is squirming around, avoiding Dexter's attempts to control the action.
Walker Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dexter.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dexter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dexter with a couple of short strikes.
Dexter thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter controlling his opponent.
Dexter looking to control but Walker Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dexter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Dexter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dexter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Dexter!
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RATING
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