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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rosas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian Rosas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JJ Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rosas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rosas fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rosas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosas lands with a shot to the body.
Matthews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matthews tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosas avoids the damage to the body.
Rosas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matthews looks gassed!
Matthews tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosas avoids the damage to the body.
Rosas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rosas tries to land knees in the clinch but Matthews avoids the damage to the body.
Rosas manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Rosas.
Rosas lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like JJ Matthews has been cut.
Rosas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosas gets to his feet - Matthews follows without any prompting.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rosas, as that shot connected.
Rosas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosas shoots for a double leg takedown but Matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Rosas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthews tries to clinch there but Rosas circles away.
Rosas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Rosas closes the distance and clinches up with Matthews, looking for a takedown. Rosas pushes Matthews against the cage but Matthews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matthews moves into range and clinches up with Rosas.
Matthews is pressed up against the cage. Rosas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matthews down to the mat. Matthews avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rosas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matthews as he avoids it easily.
Matthews stuffs the takedown.
Matthews forces Rosas back against the cage and clinches.
Matthews keeps control of Rosas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matthews throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matthews crunches a lovely knee into Rosas's ribcage.
Matthews tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rosas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rosas tries for a takedown but Matthews manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosas tries to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling the position.
Rosas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matthews pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rosas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matthews as he avoids it easily.
Matthews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rosas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matthews but Matthews pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rosas wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews counters by moving into the clinch.
Rosas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matthews looking to throw knees to the head but Rosas is blocking nicely.
Rosas can't get the takedown.
Matthews misses with a knee strike.
Rosas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matthews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matthews is pressed up against the cage. Rosas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matthews down to the mat. Matthews avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rosas 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 Rosas off to one side.
Rosas has Matthews up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosas avoids the damage to the body.
Rosas manages to break the clinch.
Rosas closes the distance and clinches up with Matthews, looking for a takedown. Rosas pushes Matthews against the cage but Matthews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosas fails to land the takedown.
Matthews forces Rosas back against the cage and clinches.
Rosas misses with some punches.
Rosas avoiding damage as Matthews throws knees to the body.
Matthews unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rosas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matthews misses with a knee strike.
Matthews misses with a knee to the head.
Rosas managing to block the knees to the body from Matthews.
Rosas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rosas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matthews as he jumps to the side.
Rosas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthews closes the distance but Rosas moves to the side
and Rosas counters with a solid body kick.
Rosas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rosas staying calm.
Rosas trying to control the position but Matthews is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews sneaks out the side door and pushes Rosas away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosas gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rosas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Matthews's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rosas tries to clinch up
and Matthews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matthews with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matthews crunches a lovely knee into Rosas's ribcage.
Rosas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews darts in trying to clinch
and Rosas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Rosas or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews which made him look bad.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rosas as he jumps to the side.
Rosas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosas 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 Rosas off to one side.
Adrian Rosas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matthews has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosas wants to break free but Matthews has control.
Matthews looking to throw knees to the head but Rosas is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Matthews.
Matthews is pressed up against the cage. Rosas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matthews down to the mat. Matthews avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rosas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matthews counters by moving into the clinch.
Matthews landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a knee to the head.
Rosas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matthews pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rosas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matthews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rosas breaks the clinch.
Rosas shoots in for a double leg but Matthews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rosas shoots in but Matthews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rosas wants to clinch
and Matthews counters by clinching up.
Rosas misses with some punches.
Rosas stalling in the clinch but Matthews improves position.
A knee to the head by Matthews.
Rosas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rosas is looking to break free of the clinch but Matthews has double underhooks.
Rosas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rosas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rosas showed some decent athleticism there.
Rosas stands up and beckons Matthews to join him on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matthews pinned against the cage. Matthews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matthews closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rosas counters with a nice body kick.
Matthews wants to clinch but Rosas slips to the side
and Rosas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Matthews keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matthews is not content to let Rosas control the position.
Rosas works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rosas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matthews is surviving well by controlling Rosas's body position as best he can.
Rosas stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Rosas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matthews but Matthews pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rosas shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Rosas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rosas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JJ 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. This is the final round!
Matthews tries to clinch but Rosas moves away
and Matthews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rosas throws a series of punches but Matthews moves out of range.
Rosas swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Matthews clinches but Rosas breaks the clinch
and Rosas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rosas!
Rosas wants to hold on but Matthews pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews prevents Rosas from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosas is squirming around, avoiding Matthews's attempts to control the action.
Rosas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Matthews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rosas is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Rosas is working hard here to advance position.
Rosas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rosas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rosas is not content to let Matthews control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosas kicks off Matthews and gets to his feet.
Rosas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Matthews as Rosas shoots in.
Matthews wants to clinch
and Rosas counters with a shoot takedown. Matthews fights it but they end up in guard.
Rosas trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matthews pulls Rosas in close to prevent any damage.
Matthews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews passes to full mount!
Matthews controlling his opponent.
Rosas is trying desperately to improve position.
JJ Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosas tries to lock up and control but Matthews gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rosas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rosas, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rosas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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