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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Matters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Matters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Bryant catches Matters right on the button with a cross.
Matters closes the distance and clinches.
Matters scores a nice knee to the body.
Matters breaks from the clinch.
Bryant connects with a body shot.
Matters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bryant lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kobe Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Bryant as Matters shoots in.
Bryant throws out a powerful jab.
Bryant misses with a kick to the body.
Matters clinches.
Matters works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Matters tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryant is retaining full guard.
Matters passes Bryant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bryant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matters thows a huge punch but Bryant dodges it nicely.
Matters wants to pass to mount but Bryant is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matters is looking to take a break and control but Bryant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Matters is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bryant is refusing to be controlled, as Matters sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bryant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matters is looking to clinch.
Bryant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Matters throws and low kick but Bryant moves out of range easily.
Matters drives through and clinches with Bryant against the cage.
Matters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Matters to work.
Matters looking for a takedown.
Bryant can't break the clinch.
Bryant wants to break free but Matters has control.
Matters lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Matters 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.
Bryant is trying to maintain the position but Matters is very close to passing his half guard.
Matters seems to be looking for submissions.
Matters is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to get back to full guard but Matters takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Matters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bryant is working to get back to half guard.
Bryant tries to hold on but Matters postures up.
Bryant is squirming around, avoiding Matters's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matters looking to control and managing it successfully.
Matters avoids the attempt from Bryant to control.
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Matters dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bryant thuds a left hand into Matters's body.
Bryant lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matters wants to slow Bryant down by chopping away at his legs.
Matters moves into the clinch.
Matters has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bryant is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matters scores a nice knee to the body.
Matters drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bryant gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Matters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant is trying to stall.
Matters is working for takedown but Bryant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bryant looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matters misses with a body punch.
Matters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bryant prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bryant.
Bryant is pressed up against the cage. Matters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bryant down to the mat. Bryant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bryant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matters walks into a left hand.
Bryant sizes up Matters with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bryant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matters's head.
Matters closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryant circles away.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Matters moves out of range easily.
Matters moves into the clinch successfully.
Matters tries to pull guard but Bryant won't allow it.
Matters breaks from the clinch.
Matters looks for a takedown but Bryant sprawls well.
Bryant cracks Matters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matters shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bryant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kobe Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matters fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Matters closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Matters lands in his opponent's guard.
Matters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matters sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bryant's guard.
Matters decides to return to a standing position.
Bryant thows a body shot but no joy.
Matters drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bryant knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to improve his position.
Matters in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Matters has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bryant takes a swing at Matters's ribcage but misses.
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.
Bryant lands a body shot.
Matters fails with the takedown.
Bryant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matters gets a takedown into half guard.
Matters decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bryant scores with the left hand. Matters knows he should have avoided that one.
Matters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bryant scores with a four punch combination!
Matters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Matters dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Matters closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Matters lands in his opponent's guard.
Matters wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant is pulling down on Matters's head to control his posture.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Matters from controlling successfully.
Matters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to stand and escape but Matters is having none of it.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Matters from controlling successfully.
Matters stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Matters shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bryant scores with a jab.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick.
Matters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A good leg kick by Bryant.
Matters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matters passes into side control, despite Bryant's attempt to control the position.
Matters tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bryant is trying to get back to his feet.
Matters controls the position from side control.
Matters has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matters blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Kobe Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant lands a nice looking body kick.
Matters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matters moves into range and clinches up with Bryant.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matters manages to break the clinch.
Matters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bryant as he avoids it easily.
Bryant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matters has a takedown stuffed.
Frank Matters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant gets caught flat footed, as Matters shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Matters stands and throws Bryant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matters trying to control the action but Bryant is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Matters politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Matters prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Matters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matters, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Matters!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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