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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Oher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Oher!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matthews swings for the body but Oher moves out of range.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oher throws a leg kick that misses.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oher manages to avoid it.
Oher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oher jabs Matthews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oher closes the distance but Matthews moves to the side
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oher on the side of the head.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Oher is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oher tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthews slips a straight right by Oher.
Oher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matthews checks a leg kick.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Oher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matthews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oher feints a jab promting Matthews to slip. Oher then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Matthews slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oher darts in trying to clinch
and Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oher takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oher closes the distance but Matthews moves to the side
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Oher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matthews backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews digs a good hook to Oher's body.
Oher tries to clinch up
and Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
Oher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oher wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
Matthews cracks Oher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael Oher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oher swinging wildly here.
Matthews could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oher darts in trying to clinch
and Matthews counters with a two punch combo.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Oher moved out of range.
Matthews lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Oher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matthews counters with a one-two to the body.
Oher scores with the left hand. Matthews knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oher ducks right into an uppercut from Matthews.
Oher tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews throws a body punch but Oher moves out of range.
Oher wants to clinch
and Matthews counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oher tries to clinch but Matthews moves away
and Matthews counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oher looks gassed!
Oher moves away from the strike by Matthews.
Oher cracks Matthews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matthews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oher closes the distance but Matthews moves to the side
and Matthews counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Matthews 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.
Oher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matthews wants to slow Oher down by chopping away at his legs.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Oher tries to clinch up.
Oher tries to clinch up.
Oher loads up on a big right hand but Matthews slips the punch.
Oher works over Matthews's head and body with a nice combination.
Oher wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matthews lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matthews lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oher tries to clinch but Matthews moves away
and Matthews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oher wants to clinch
and Matthews counters with a left and a right that stings Oher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oher darts in trying to clinch
and Matthews counters with a left and a right that stings Oher.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oher wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oher is breathing heavily.
Matthews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oher circles away quickly and effectively.
Oher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oher throws a looping overhand right but Matthews ducks down to avoid it.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Oher wants to clinch
and Matthews counters with a left to the body.
Oher throws a jab when Matthews was well out of range.
Peter Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews scores with a hook to the body. Oher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matthews connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oher looks to clinch
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Matthews throws a body punch but Oher moves out of range.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oher was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
Oher tries to clinch up
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.
Peter Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthews lands a slapping body shot.
Oher tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matthews throws a nice looking combination but Oher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Oher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthews missing with a left hand there. Oher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthews digs a good hook to Oher's body.
Oher wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oher tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oher tries to clinch up
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthews throws a combination. Oher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oher wants to clinch
and Matthews counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Matthews.
Oher tries to clinch up
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oher slips a straight right by Matthews.
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but Oher is just out of range.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Oher avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Matthews dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oher tries to clinch up
and Matthews counters with a one-two to the body.
Matthews throws a right and a left that Oher avoids nicely.
Oher wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthews falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Oher to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Matthews moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oher wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Oher tries to clinch
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
Oher wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oher moves to clinch but Matthews breaks away
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oher doesn't manage to clinch there - Matthews circles away.
Oher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oher tries to clinch
and Matthews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oher.
Matthews pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews swings for the body but Oher moves out of range.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Oher scores with a four punch combination!
Oher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matthews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matthews.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matthews makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matthews breaks the clinch.
Oher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matthews counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Oher does no damage.
Oher wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oher moves away.
Oher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matthews counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Matthews lands a jab to Oher's midsection.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.
Oher instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matthews lands a left hand.
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Oher wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oher darts in trying to clinch
and Matthews counters with a left and a right that stings Oher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oher walks into a left hand.
Oher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Matthews.
Matthews throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oher darts in trying to clinch
and Matthews counters with a left and a right that stings Oher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oher tries to clinch
and Matthews counters with a nice body shot.
Matthews misses with a straight right.
Michael Oher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Oher's head but Oher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Matthews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matthews 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Matthews!
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