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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima has chosen DMX - Ain't no sunshine as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Douglas Lima enters the cage!
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161 lbs
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167 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Lima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Lima throws out a leg kick but Matthews moves out of range and Lima only half commits.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but Lima sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthews fails with the takedown.
Lima misses with a double jab.
Lima lands the left hand.
Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lima.
Lima lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Matthews is predictable there
and Lima counters with a head kick. That will keep Matthews thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
Lima throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Matthews counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima looks for the body kick but Matthews saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Lima.
Matthews throws a looping overhand right but Lima ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Lima moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown. Lima tries to sprawl out of it but Matthews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Lima. That snapped Matthews's head back.
Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Lima's front leg but catches the back leg as Lima tries to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Matthews.
It looks like Douglas Lima has been cut.
Matthews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lima's waist but Lima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matthews off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lima.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthews connects with a jab.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but Lima is just out of range.
Matthews gets the takedown into side control.
Matthews throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lima is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lima on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lima tries to escape but Matthews is in control.
Matthews misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews landing a few strikes.
Matthews working the head with strikes.
Matthews prevents Lima from escaping the position.
Matthews throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lima works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Matthews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lima has hold of Matthews's hands but Matthews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matthews throws a strike but Lima avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lima wants to stand and escape but Matthews is having none of it.
Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lima wants to stand but Matthews is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima controls Matthews momentarily but Matthews frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Matthews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matthews postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Matthews stands up over Lima, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Matthews postures up and lands a big shot to Lima's brow.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima is looking to stand up but Matthews isn't so interested in that idea.
Matthews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lima's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Lima's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matthews scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Matthews working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Clay Matthews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matthews scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lima is rocked!
Matthews lands a big elbow - Lima is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Matthews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Matthews!
A relieved looking Clay Matthews thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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