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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Buck cherry. Karl Mathers has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Sewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Sewell or perhaps it was just good defense by Mathers which made him look bad.
Mathers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sewell backs up against the cage.
Mathers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mathers looks to land a combination but Sewell avoids it well.
Mathers clinches up against the cage.
Mathers jumps guard but Sewell stands there with Mathers around his waist. Mathers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mathers fails to pull guard.
Mathers tries to pull guard but Sewell won't allow it.
Tommy Sewell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Mathers.
Sewell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sewell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mathers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mathers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sewell is keeping the position for now.
Mathers prevents Sewell from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sewell wants to sweep here but Mathers controlling him for the moment.
Mathers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sewell is keeping the position for now.
Mathers throwing strikes from guard but Sewell blocks nicely.
Mathers is looking to work some ground and pound but Sewell has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sewell darts in and clinches Mathers up against the cage.
Mathers jumps guard but Sewell stands there with Mathers around his waist. Mathers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mathers pulls Sewell into guard.
Mathers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mathers is looking for a triangle but Sewell pushes his legs off easily.
Sewell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mathers on the ground.
Mathers looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sewell tries to free his leg and advance position but Mathers is retaining full guard.
Sewell trying to control but Mathers is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mathers holds on and takes a little breather.
Mathers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sewell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sewell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sewell postures up.
Sewell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sewell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mathers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Sewell from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sewell is really struggling to control Mathers but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mathers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sewell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sewell fakes the leg kick and cracks Mathers in the body.
Sewell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karl Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sewell shoots for a takedown but Mathers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mathers swinging wilding here.
Sewell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mathers lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathers misses with a two punch combination.
Sewell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mathers moves in looking to clinch but Sewell pushes him off.
A combination from Mathers does no damage.
Mathers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sewell shoots in and drives through. Mathers sprawls well.
Karl Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers blocks the body kick.
Sewell looks for a takedown but Mathers sprawls well.
Sewell tries to clinch but Mathers is having none of it.
Mathers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sewell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Mathers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mathers misses with a hook. Sewell ducked under it nicely.
Sewell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Mathers darts in trying to clinch
and Sewell counters by moving into the clinch.
Mathers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sewell smiles and moves away.
Mathers lands a two punch combo.
Sewell tries for a takedown but Mathers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mathers misses with a double jab.
Mathers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathers is breathing heavily.
Mathers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sewell backs up against the cage.
Mathers clinches.
Sewell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mathers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sewell trying to control here.
Mathers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sewell is just riding it out for now. Mathers eventually gives up the hold.
Sewell trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mathers throwing shots but Sewell is blocking nicely.
Mathers controlling the action here.
Mathers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sewell misses with a takedown attempt - Mathers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mathers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sewell misses with a combination
and Mathers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sewell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mathers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sewell trying to get back to full guard but Mathers takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mathers is working for a guillotine from mount but Sewell frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sewell is looking to get to half guard.
Mathers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sewell turns into him and now he's in Mathers's guard.
Sewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathers managing to control the position.
Sewell tries to stand but Mathers is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mathers has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sewell should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mathers has tightened it up now! Sewell should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Karl Mathers!
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hype
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