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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dylan Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddington is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Night gown - Pillow fight!. 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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194 lbs
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188 cm
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201 lbs
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World class MT
Very quick
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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
1 - 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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Buddington moves away from the strike by Mathews. Mathews tries to keep at a distance but Buddington has taken the fight into the clinch. Buddington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buddington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mathews up against the cage. Mathews tries to land a knee to the head but Buddington blocks with his arms.
Mathews is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mathews looking to slow down the pace here. Mathews scores with an uppercut up the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mathews avoids it. Buddington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Buddington is working Mathews over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mathews misses with a punch on the inside.
Mathews looking to stall.
Mathews misses with a body punch.
Come on Mathews - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Buddington is struggling to control the position. Buddington missing with knees to the body.
Mathews lands with a right to the head. Mathews lands with a right to the head. Buddington 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 Buddington can turn it around. Buddington lands a good knee to the midsection. Mathews won't want to take too many of those. Mathews misses with a punch on the inside.
Mathews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Buddington misses with a short punch on the inside. Buddington has a couple of punches blocked by Mathews.
Buddington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mathews wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mathews taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mathews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Mathews misses with a punch on the inside.
Buddington misses with a punch on the inside.
Buddington leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land. Buddington blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buddington. Mathews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Buddington tries to stall but Mathews uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Buddington.
Mathews stalling against the cage.
Buddington lands a good knee to the midsection. Mathews won't want to take too many of those. Buddington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mathews is looking to control Buddington's arms but Buddington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mathews has his back to the cage. Buddington misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buddington. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buddington as Mathews tries to tie him up. Buddington slows down the pace here.
Buddington misses with an elbow strike.
Buddington misses with a knee strike.
Buddington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buddington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mathews is defending well for now. Mathews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mathews cracks Buddington with a nice body shot. Buddington blocking some punches.
Mathews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Buddington blocks a body shot from Mathews.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mathews misses with a punch on the inside.
Buddington digs a right hand underneath Mathews's ribcage. Mathews let out a lung full of air as it connected. Buddington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mathews backwards. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buddington as Mathews tries to tie him up. A short right from Buddington. Mathews lands a left hand.
Buddington being controlled against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buddington. Mathews struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddington controls his hands.
Mathews leaning against his opponent.
Buddington lands a nice elbow from the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mathews has Buddington pushed against the cage. Buddington misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Buddington dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mathews looks to land a left hand but Buddington moved out of range nicely. Buddington closes the distance and clinches. Mathews tries to stall but Buddington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buddington misses with an elbow strike.
Buddington lands a knee to the body.
Mathews is trying to maintain a safe position but Buddington gets an underhook and turns Mathews into the cage. Mathews is stalling here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Buddington taking a breather. Mathews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Buddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mathews lands with a short shot to the head. Buddington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mathews lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Buddington has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mathews tries to stall but Buddington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buddington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mathews up against the cage. Buddington scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Mathews scores with a nice short uppercut. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Buddington. Buddington tries to land knees in the clinch but Mathews avoids the damage to the body. Buddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliver Buddington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buddington as Mathews tries to tie him up. Buddington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Mathews will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Buddington up against the cage. Buddington trying to land knees to the body.
Buddington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Buddington misses with an elbow over the top. Buddington throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathews. Buddington missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buddington.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buddington looking to stall.
Mathews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mathews as Buddington tries to tie him up. Mathews misses with a punch to the body.
Buddington tries to land knees in the clinch but Mathews avoids the damage to the body. Buddington trying to stall but Mathews improves his position.
Buddington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mathews is keeping busy. Buddington gets through Mathews's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Buddington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buddington is looking to control Mathews's arms but Mathews gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buddington has his back to the cage. Buddington leaning his opponent against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathews.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mathews lands an uppercut. Buddington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Buddington has Mathews pressed against the cage.
Mathews managing to block the knees to the body from Buddington.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oliver Buddington. Mathews bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Mathews fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buddington paws at him with a jab and circles away. Mathews instigates a clinch. Mathews scores with a nice hook to the head. Mathews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buddington backwards. Buddington blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Mathews. Mathews has Buddington pressed against the cage.
Buddington landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Buddington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mathews working aggressively here.
Mathews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Mathews looking to stall.
Buddington lands a shot to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mathews is looking to control Buddington's arms but Buddington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mathews has his back to the cage. A right hand to the body from Buddington.
Buddington lands a damaging elbow. Knees to the body from Buddington.
Buddington lands a damaging elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Buddington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Buddington throws a big shot that misses. Mathews connects with a nice looking jab.
Buddington misses with a low kick as Mathews jumps back. Mathews throws a big shot that misses. Buddington avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Oliver Buddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mathews uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buddington has time to react. The fight moves into the clinch position. Mathews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mathews trying to stall but Buddington improves his position.
Buddington lands with a short head shot on the inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mathews avoiding damage as Buddington throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Buddington.
Mathews prevents a body shot from Buddington. Mathews swings wildly with an uppercut but Buddington uses good head movement to avoid it. Buddington misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mathews is trying to maintain a safe position but Buddington gets an underhook and turns Mathews into the cage. Mathews leaning his opponent against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buddington as Mathews tries to tie him up. Buddington struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathews controls his hands.
Buddington struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathews controls his hands.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mathews avoids it. Buddington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Buddington. Mathews is looking to control Buddington's arms but Buddington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mathews has his back to the cage. Mathews throws a head punch that misses. Buddington tries to work over Mathews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buddington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Buddington taking a breather. Mathews managing to block the knees to the body from Buddington.
Mathews scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mathews. Oliver Buddington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Mathews misses with a punch on the inside.
Buddington lands a good knee to the midsection. Mathews won't want to take too many of those. Buddington blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Mathews lands with a light punch inside. Buddington misses with a punch to the body.
Buddington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Buddington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Buddington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mathewss head. Buddington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buddington missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mathews being controlled against the cage. Buddington is struggling to control the position. Buddington receives a warning from the referee for stalling. A knee to the head by Buddington.
Mathews is rocked! Buddington smacks Mathews right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Mathews goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Oliver Buddington! As Oliver Buddington got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Sucker, i won. I think your career is done! I was next in release line, but now i get another chance.. Sorry that you got dropped!'.
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