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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Henks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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143 lbs
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163 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Henks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henks doesn't seem bothered though.
Mathews connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henks. Henks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mathews.
Mathews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henks looks to land a right hand but Mathews moved out of range.
Mathews lands a jab to the nose.
Mathews scores with a jab.
Mathews scores with a shot to the body.
Henks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mathews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henks misses with a straight right.
Henks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mathews swivels and escapes.
Mathews's corner calls for a 1-2. Mathews obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mathews lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Henks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mathews jabs Henks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henks takes one on the button.
Henks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mathews with a jab.
Henks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mathews lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mathews.
Henks shoots in but Mathews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mathews lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mathews jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mathews stuffs the takedown.
Brian Mathews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Henks.
Henks throws a low kick but Mathews moves out of range easily.
Mathews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henks fails to land the takedown.
Mathews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mathews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henks.
Brian Mathews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathews connects with a body shot that sends Henks's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathews scores with a body shot.
Henks throws a body shot but no joy.
Tom Henks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathews thuds his right hand into Henks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mathews connects with a crisp jab.
Mathews scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mathews is breathing heavily.
Mathews throws a combination. Henks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henks throws a body punch but Mathews moves out of range.
Mathews is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mathews slaps away a takedown attempt from Henks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mathews clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Mathews.
Mathews lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mathews as the two fighters clinch.
Henks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henks closes the distance and clinches up with Mathews, looking for a takedown. Henks pushes Mathews against the cage but Mathews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mathews is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Mathews.
Henks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mathews closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Henks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mathews is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mathews lands a jab.
Henks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mathews slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mathews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mathews gets a clinch.
Henks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mathews scores with a three punch combo!
Mathews drives through and clinches with Henks against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathews breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mathews dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mathews lands a slapping body shot.
Mathews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henks can do to turn this around?
Mathews with a hook.
Henks misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henks. Mathews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathews throws a series of punches but Henks avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Henks misses.
Brian Mathews is winning the standup battle so far.
Mathews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henks.
Mathews throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mathews is fending him off so far but Henks persists. Nope, Mathews circles away and we're back to standing.
Mathews lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Mathews.
Henks throws a body punch but Mathews moves out of range.
Mathews moves out of range of the strikes.
Henks is breathing heavily.
Mathews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathews darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henks drops his hands momentarily and Mathews takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews scores with a one two! Henks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mathews thuds a left hand into Henks's body.
Henks has a takedown stuffed.
Brian Mathews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Henks.
Mathews scores with a three punch combo!
Henks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mathews rather than just go for the knockout.
Henks fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathews fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henks is out of range.
Henks walks into a stiff left hand from Mathews.
Mathews closes the distance and clinches.
Henks breaks the clinch.
Henks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathews lands a two punch combo.
Mathews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henks at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mathews, as that shot connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henks or perhaps it was just good defense by Mathews, which made it look bad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mathews darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mathews lands a slapping body shot.
Henks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henks misses with a straight right.
Mathews bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henks's head backwards.
Mathews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mathews lands an overhand right.
Henks is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mathews is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Henks.
Mathews connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henks momentarily.
Mathews scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mathews scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mathews lands a nice shot that snaps Henks's head back.
Mathews scores with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Mathews scores with a four punch combination!
Mathews fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henks on the side of the head.
Mathews closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mathews scores with a jab to the head.
Henks checks a leg kick nicely.
Henks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathews circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mathews avoids it really well and circles away.
Mathews jabs at Henks's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mathews pushes Henks up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henks manages to break the clinch.
Henks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henks ducks right into an uppercut from Mathews.
A nice combination there by Mathews.
Mathews throws out a powerful jab.
Henks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henks tries to bum rush Mathews with a series of wild strikes but Mathews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathews goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Henks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henks misses with a takedown
and Mathews counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mathews dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Henks misses the jab.
Mathews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mathews cracks Henks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mathews misses with a few strikes there.
Mathews bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Mathews there.
Henks throws a sloppy body shot
and Mathews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mathews works on Henks's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews struggles to land a body shot inside as Henks controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mathews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathews.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mathews wants to land a leg kick but Henks is out of range.
Mathews fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henks on the side of the head.
Mathews scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mathews lands a jab to the nose.
Henks misses with a hook.
Henks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mathews!
Henks has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mathews!
Tom Henks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Henks is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mathews to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mathews shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henks looking for a guillotine from mount but Mathews is having none of it.
Henks lands a nice shot to the head.
Mathews tries to hold on but Henks pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henks is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mathews has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mathews!
Mathews trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henks's guard.
Mathews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henks has his feet on Mathews's thighs here. He's pushed Mathews off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mathews screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Henks!
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RATING
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