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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camillo Samcjez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, God's Gonna Cut You Down . 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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184 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Camillo Samcjez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Samcjez checks it well.
Matthews with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matthews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matthews misses with an elbow strike.
Matthews pushes off an throws an elbow but Samcjez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samcjez blocks an elbow strike.
Samcjez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samcjez tries to break free but Matthews pushes him back against the cage.
Samcjez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samcjez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthews uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Matthews. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matthews.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samcjez swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Samcjez checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samcjez avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Samcjez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samcjez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samcjez gets tackled into the cage by Matthews. Matthews maintains the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matthews just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samcjez's brow.
Samcjez blocks the elbow strike.
Matthews scores with a knee to the head.
Samcjez can't break the clinch.
Samcjez blocks an elbow strike.
Matthews pushes off an throws an elbow but Samcjez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matthews scores with a shoulder strike.
Matthews taking a breather.
Samcjez dodges an elbow strike from Matthews.
Matthews misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Samcjez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samcjez avoids a wild elbow strike from Matthews.
Matthews lands a hook that snaps the head of Samcjez backwards.
Samcjez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samcjez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthews throws a body punch but Samcjez moves out of range.
Samcjez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews rushes Samcjez and presses him up against the cage.
Samcjez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matthews.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matthews just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samcjez's brow.
Samcjez has had enough of the clinch but Matthews keeps him there for the moment.
Samcjez is looking to break free of the clinch but Matthews has double underhooks.
Samcjez manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Samcjez circles away.
Matthews attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samcjez avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Samcjez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthews takes a swing at Samcjez's ribcage but misses.
Samcjez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matthews.
Matthews digs a good hook to Samcjez's body.
Matthews drives through and clinches with Samcjez against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matthews.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samcjez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samcjez tries to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samcjez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samcjez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Samcjez is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samcjez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samcjez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Matthews scores with a body shot.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samcjez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews is looking to wear down Samcjez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matthews lands a big right hand that sends Samcjez crashing to the mat! Matthews stays standing though and waves Samcjez back to his feet!
Samcjez is rocked!
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but Samcjez is just out of range.
Samcjez is still on wobbly legs! Can Matthews finish him?
Matthews clinches up against the cage.
Matthews pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samcjez seems to have recovered his senses.
Matthews taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Samcjez wants to break free but Matthews has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matthews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Matthews dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Samcjez lands a nice looking body kick.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Samcjez moved out of range nicely.
Matthews wants to slow Samcjez down by chopping away at his legs.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Samcjez pushes him off.
Matthews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samcjez can do to turn this around?
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samcjez with a jab.
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but Samcjez is just out of range.
Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samcjez throws the left hand but Matthews avoids the punch easily.
Matthews tries to clinch up.
Samcjez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews lands a really nice looking cross but Samcjez seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Samcjez blocks the low kick.
Samcjez misses the shot to the body.
Samcjez tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samcjez blocks a low kick nicely.
Matthews buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samcjez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Samcjez rushes Matthews and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matthews comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matthews content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Matthews makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Samcjez has had enough of the clinch but Matthews keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samcjez takes a shot to the head.
Samcjez tries to break free but Matthews pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Matthews to work.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matthews creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matthews lands an elbow that stopped Samcjez in his tracks for a moment.
Samcjez has had enough of the clinch but Matthews keeps him there for the moment.
Samcjez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Matthews.
Matthews lands a damaging elbow.
Matthews has Samcjez pressed against the cage.
Samcjez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samcjez can't break the clinch.
Matthews has Samcjez pressed against the cage, preventing Samcjez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samcjez dodges an elbow strike from Matthews.
Matthews displaying some good clinch control by pressing Samcjez up against the cage.
Matthews throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Samcjez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matthews pushes off an throws an elbow but Samcjez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Matthews.
Matthews has Samcjez pressed against the cage, preventing Samcjez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matthews has Samcjez pushed against the cage.
Matthews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samcjez tries to circle away but Matthews has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matthews.
It looks like Camillo Samcjez has been cut.
Samcjez can't break the clinch.
Samcjez is trying to break the clinch but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samcjez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samcjez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matthews lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matthews stalling in the clinch.
Matthews pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samcjez working hard to break the clinch.
Samcjez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Samcjez avoids the elbow strike from Matthews, against the cage.
Matthews working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Samcjez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samcjez can't break the clinch.
Samcjez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samcjez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Matthews dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Camillo Samcjez's cut.
That's time! Matthews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Samcjez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthews clinches up with Samcjez and pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matthews is pushing Samcjez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matthews prevents Samcjez from breaking the clinch.
Matthews lands an elbow that stopped Samcjez in his tracks for a moment.
Samcjez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samcjez is trying to break the clinch but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Samcjez tries to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling the position.
Matthews lands an elbow that stopped Samcjez in his tracks for a moment.
Matthews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matthews misses with an elbow over the top.
Matthews throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews avoiding damage.
Samcjez is looking to break free of the clinch but Matthews has double underhooks.
Matthews lands a right hand.
Matthews lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matthews lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Matthews.
Samcjez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Matthews - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Samcjez tries to circle away but Matthews has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matthews throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mike Matthews has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matthews looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samcjez is trying to push Matthews away but Matthews has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matthews creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samcjez's defenses.
Matthews throws an elbow that misses.
Matthews misses with an elbow over the top.
Samcjez avoids the elbow strike from Matthews, against the cage.
Samcjez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Matthews.
A nice left hand lands by Matthews.
Matthews misses with a knee to the head.
Samcjez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Samcjez circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews wants to clinch.
Samcjez connects with a body shot that sends Matthews's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samcjez throws a poor cross that misses
and Matthews counters by clinching up.
Matthews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samcjez is looking to break free of the clinch but Matthews has double underhooks.
Matthews misses with a knee to the head.
Matthews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samcjez backwards.
Matthews keeps control of Samcjez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matthews trying to stall but Samcjez improves his position.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
Matthews lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matthews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matthews prevents Samcjez from breaking the clinch.
Samcjez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthews swings for the body but Samcjez moves out of range.
Mike Matthews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Samcjez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews misses with a hook. Samcjez ducked under it nicely.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
Matthews throws a body punch but Samcjez moves out of range.
Mike Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Samcjez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Samcjez fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Matthews tries to clinch up.
Samcjez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matthews has time to react.
Camillo Samcjez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Matthews tenderised Samcjez's leg. Samcjez is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Matthews!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Matthews thanked [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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