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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dylan Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pele Madriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
Big right hand
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pele Madriano!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madriano lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Madriano. Those never looked like landing.
Mathews dodges the punch combination from Madriano.
Jab from Mathews.
Madriano throws a jab when Mathews was well out of range.
A punch combination from Madriano misses.
Mathews misses with a head kick.
Mathews looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madriano fails to land with a series of punches.
Mathews slips a jab from Madriano.
A little feinted left hand from Mathews on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madriano misses with a looping right.
Mathews ducks under a wild hook from Madriano.
Madriano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathews lunges at Madriano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madriano's hand.
Pele Madriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
A swing and a miss from Madriano.
Madriano lands a right hook to the body.
Madriano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathews closes the distance and pushes Madriano back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews throws a head punch that misses.
Mathews tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Mathews on the inside.
Mathews has Madriano pressed against the cage, preventing Madriano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mathews stalling in the clinch.
Mathews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mathews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madriano's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mathews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Madriano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands an elbow inside that Madriano shrugs off.
Mathews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madriano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Madriano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mathews seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Madriano can turn it around.
Mathews stalls.
Mathews is stalling here.
Mathews lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mathews stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mathews.
Madriano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mathews throws a punch but it's blocked by Madriano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews throws a punch but it's blocked by Madriano.
Mathews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madriano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Madriano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mathews.
Mathews gets through Madriano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mathews stalling the fight.
Mathews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madriano's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Mathews to work.
Mathews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Mathews to work.
Mathews tries a body shot but Madriano blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madriano is trying to push Mathews away but Mathews has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mathews lands a nice uppercut.
Mathews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Mathews.
Mathews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madriano backwards.
Mathews is pushing Madriano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Madriano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mathews backwards.
Mathews stalls.
Mathews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Mathews dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Madriano with a hook.
Madriano throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathews.
Mathews rushes Madriano and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mathews.
Mathews taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mathews takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mathews misses with some punches.
Madriano wants to get back to striking at distance but Mathews won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Madriano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madriano is trying to force a seperation but Mathews has the dominant position.
Madriano blocks an elbow strike from Mathews.
Mathews dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mathews tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madriano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madriano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathews is stalling here.
Madriano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mathews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madriano letting Mathews take a breather here.
Madriano is trying to break the clinch but Mathews has him pressed against the cage.
Dylan Mathews has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madriano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathews pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mathews has Madriano pressed against the cage.
Madriano breaks the clinch.
Mathews dodges the punch combination from Madriano.
Mathews takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mathews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madriano.
Mathews is looking to counter punch.
Madriano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Madriano looks to land a right hand but Mathews moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mathews!
Madriano moves into the clinch successfully.
Mathews trying to stall but Madriano improves his position.
Mathews is pushing Madriano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Madriano tries to break the clinch but Mathews is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews stalling against the cage.
Madriano wants to break free but Mathews has control.
Madriano takes a shot to the head.
Madriano is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathews has double underhooks.
Mathews displaying some good clinch control by pressing Madriano up against the cage.
Mathews misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land.
Mathews manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madriano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madriano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mathews tries to work over Madriano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mathews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mathews is trying to maintain a safe position but Madriano gets an underhook and turns Mathews into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mathews seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Madriano is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan Mathews.
Mathews has Madriano up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Madriano tries a body shot but Mathews blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Mathews dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Madriano lands with a hook. Mathews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Madriano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mathews wants to land a leg kick but Madriano is out of range.
Mathews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madriano moves into the clinch successfully.
Madriano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land.
Mathews misses with a punch to the body.
Madriano has had enough of the clinch but Mathews keeps him there for the moment.
Madriano is trying to push Mathews away but Mathews has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madriano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madriano.
Mathews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madriano backwards.
Mathews misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Mathews on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madriano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madriano blocking some punches.
Mathews scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mathews stalling against the cage.
Madriano wants to break free but Mathews has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mathews lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madriano backwards.
A short left from Mathews.
Mathews stalling the fight.
Mathews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mathews just leaning against Madriano, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews is struggling to control the position.
Mathews seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mathews tries to work over Madriano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mathews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madriano.
Mathews working aggressively here.
Mathews blocks an uppercut.
Madriano tries to break free but Mathews pushes him back against the cage.
Madriano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mathews.
Mathews works on Madriano's body with a couple of short punches.
Mathews has Madriano pushed against the cage.
Mathews stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Mathews.
Madriano tries to break free but Mathews pushes him back against the cage.
Madriano is trying to break the clinch but Mathews is controlling him.
Mathews lands with a light punch inside.
Mathews slows down the pace here.
Mathews scores with a shoulder strike.
Madriano is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathews has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mathews - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands a nice uppercut.
Mathews displaying some good clinch control by pressing Madriano up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan Mathews.
Madriano jabs Mathews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mathews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madriano can do to turn this around?
Mathews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Madriano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mathews slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mathews.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mathews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pele Madriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dylan Mathews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mathews blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Mathews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mathews, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Mathews!
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