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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kehno Onhek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kehno Onhek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews throws the kick towards the body but Onhek avoids it.
Onhek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Onhek avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Onhek lands with a hook. Matthews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Onhek misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Onhek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthews lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Onhek. That did some damage!
Matthews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onhek feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Onhek connects with a couple of short punches.
Matthews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matthews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onhek trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onhek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Onhek prevents Matthews from getting back to his feet.
Onhek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Onhek trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onhek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Onhek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onhek trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kehno Onhek.
Onhek lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Onhek's corner calls for a 1-2. Onhek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Onhek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek scores with a jab.
Onhek keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Onhek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matthews keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Onhek performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Onhek is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to control Onhek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matthews avoid being mounted?
Onhek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Onhek prevents Matthews from standing back up.
Onhek is controlling the pace.
Onhek passes into side control, despite Matthews's attempt to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onhek cracks Matthews with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kehno Onhek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Onhek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matthews throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Matthews goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matthews tries to bum rush Onhek with a series of wild strikes but Onhek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthews throws a poor cross that misses
and Onhek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matthews thinking.
Onhek throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Matthews throws a nice looking combination but Onhek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Onhek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Onhek avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Onhek scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Onhek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Onhek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Onhek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matthews is fending him off so far but Onhek persists. Nope, Matthews circles away and we're back to standing.
Raphael Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onhek drives through with a takedown into Matthews's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Onhek throwing strikes from guard but Matthews blocks nicely.
Onhek cracks Matthews with a solid left hand.
Onhek throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to control the position but Onhek postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Onhek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Onhek throws a big elbow that misses.
Onhek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Onhek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onhek trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Matthews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onhek advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek throws a strike aimed at the side of Matthews's head but Matthews avoids it well.
Onhek lands a few punches from side control.
Matthews on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Onhek trying to control the position but Matthews is working away.
Onhek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Onhek trying to control the position but Matthews is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onhek tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Onhek lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kehno Onhek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Onhek misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Onhek throwing strikes but Matthews manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Onhek wants to control but Matthews postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onhek is not content to let Matthews control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kehno Onhek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Onhek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Onhek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Onhek moved out of range nicely.
Onhek avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Raphael Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Onhek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews cracks Onhek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Onhek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Onhek shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Onhek perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onhek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Onhek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Onhek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Onhek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Onhek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews is refusing to be controlled, as Onhek sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Onhek lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onhek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Onhek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Onhek controlling the action here.
Onhek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matthews has hold of Onhek's hands but Onhek slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Onhek is looking to take a break and control but Matthews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matthews avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Onhek.
Raphael Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Onhek tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matthews knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Onhek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Onhek throwing shots but Matthews is blocking nicely.
Onhek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Onhek connects with a nice short shot to Matthews's temple.
Matthews on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Onhek thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.
Onhek is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onhek working over Matthews with some ground and pound. Matthews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kehno Onhek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Onhek lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onhek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Onhek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onhek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Onhek is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kehno Onhek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Onhek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kehno Onhek!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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