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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matlock comes into the arena with And Justice for All blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 cm
24
285 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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204 cm
26
289 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Moretti! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matlock pushes Moretti up against the cage in a clinch. Matlock with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Matlock has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Moretti blocks with his arms.
Moretti breaks from the clinch.
Moretti moves into the clinch successfully.
Matlock landing knees to the body.
Moretti manages to break the clinch.
Moretti misses with a hook
and Matlock counters into the clinch. Nicely done. A short right from Matlock on the inside. Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Moretti blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Matlock.
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! Matlock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Matlock. Matlock throws a head punch that misses. Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Moretti. Matlock trying to land knees to the body.
Moretti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Matlock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Matlock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Moretti breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Matlock blocks the low kick. Moretti throws a right hand that Matlock ducks under and follows up with a left that Matlock also avoids with ease. Matlock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moretti sees it coming and avoids it easily. Moretti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Matlock tries to clinch up. A looping hook to the body misses from Matlock. Moretti does a little dance to reset his feet. Moretti misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moretti instigates a clinch. Matlock tries a knee to the head but Moretti blocks it.
Moretti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body. Moretti looks winded! Moretti is trying to break the clinch but Matlock is controlling him. Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Moretti is blocking nicely.
Moretti avoiding damage as Matlock throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Matlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Moretti taking a breather. Matlock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moretti's efforts to push away. Matlock can't find room to land a body shot as Moretti controls the action.
Matlock misses with a hook from the clinch. Moretti is trying to break the clinch but Matlock is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matlock.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock lands a nice knee to the body. Matlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Matlock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now. Moretti managing to block the knees to the body from Matlock.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moretti blocks it with crossed arms. Moretti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matlock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moretti can turn it around. Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body. Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Moretti blocks with his arms.
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moretti breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moretti moves into the clinch. Matlock missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Moretti is trying to stall.
Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body. Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moretti blocks it with crossed arms. Moretti tries to circle away but Matlock has him pinned against the cage. Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Moretti blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Moretti's face as he tries to break the clinch. Moretti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Moretti is looking to break free of the clinch but Matlock has double underhooks. Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Moretti is blocking nicely.
Matlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Matlock dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moretti scores with a jab. Moretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matlock manages to avoid it. Matlock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moretti manages to avoid it. Moretti misses with a wild combination.
Moretti misses with a wild combination.
Moretti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matlock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Moretti takes the fight into the clinch. Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Matlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Moretti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Matlock tries to land knees in the clinch but Moretti avoids the damage to the body. Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Matlock working some nice short punches in the clinch. Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock misses with some punches.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Matlock.
Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Moretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matlock.
Moretti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A punch combination from Matlock misses. Moretti throws a body shot but no joy. A shot to the body from Moretti misses and Matlock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matlock. Matlock keeps control of Moretti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A frustrated look appears on Moretti's face as he tries to break the clinch. Moretti is trying to push Matlock away but Matlock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Matlock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moretti can do to turn this around? Matlock lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moretti can't break the clinch.
Moretti takes a shot to the head. Matlock lands with a short shot to the head. Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moretti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Moretti is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Matlock connects with a knee to the head.
Moretti is rocked! Ben Matlock has scored more points in the clinch so far. Matlock has Moretti pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Moretti is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Matlock - that's hurt Moretti badly! Oh, another knee lands and Moretti is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Moretti doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ben Matlock! After winning the bout, Ben Matlock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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