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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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260 lbs
36 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weston throws out a leg kick but Guy moves out of range and Weston only half commits.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Weston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guy checks a low kick from Weston.
Guy with the counter takedown but Weston avoids it easily.
Guy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
Weston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
The fighters circling - Weston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weston.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Weston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Weston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weston scores with a three punch combo!
Weston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy feints the counter takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Guy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Weston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Weston.
Weston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston lands a big head kick that sends Guy tumbling to the mat! Weston takes a step backwards and waves Guy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Buddy Guy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy checks a low kick from Weston.
Weston swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Weston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Weston throws a good cross that connects.
Weston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weston lands a jab to Guy's midsection.
Weston throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Weston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guy's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Weston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Weston misses with a straight left.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Weston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Weston jabs Guy right on the nose. Guy blinks but takes it well.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weston.
Guy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Weston.
Weston misses with a looping right.
Matt Weston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weston misses with a hook.
Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Weston defends it well.
Weston throws a hook but Guy blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy avoids the body shot from Weston.
Guy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Weston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Weston throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy with the counter takedown but Weston avoids it easily.
Weston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Weston.
Weston misses with an uppercut.
Guy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Weston swinging wildly here.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Weston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buddy Guy's cut.
That's time! Weston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy feints the counter takedown.
Weston scores with a jab. Guy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Weston throws a head kick that misses.
Weston looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guy with the counter takedown but Weston avoids it easily.
Weston throws a push kick but Guy slaps the foot to one side.
Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Weston defends it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Guy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Weston has got the better of the exchanges.
Weston misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston wants to clinch.
Buddy Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weston punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
Weston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Weston.
Guy feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Weston finds it's way through Guy's defenses.
Weston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guy avoids the body shot from Weston.
Weston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Weston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weston.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston misses with a wild body shot.
Guy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Weston swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Weston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Weston throws a leg kick but Guy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Weston throws a front kick aimed at Guy's knee but Guy avoids it well.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Guy takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Weston lands.
Weston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weston throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Weston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Weston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Weston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Guy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Weston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Weston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Weston.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weston scoring well with a low kick there.
Weston is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Weston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buddy Guy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Weston misses with a low kick.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Weston throws a body shot but no joy.
Weston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Weston misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Weston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Matt Weston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy with the counter takedown but Weston avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston instigates a clinch.
Weston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weston prevents the takedown attempt.
Guy blocks a body shot from Weston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Weston throws a head punch that misses.
Weston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Weston is defending well.
Matt Weston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Guy.
Weston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Guy up against the cage.
Weston throws an elbow that misses.
Weston misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Guy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Weston prevents it.
Guy is working for takedown but Weston is calmly controlling the position for now.
Weston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy wants a takedown.
Weston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weston lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weston misses with some punches.
Weston lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weston.
Weston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Weston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weston effectively controlling the action here.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weston lands a left hand.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Weston prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Weston on the inside.
Guy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weston.
Weston scores with a shoulder strike.
Weston pushes Guy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guy is looking for a takedown.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buddy Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Weston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Weston!
Matt Weston was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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RATING
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