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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Who (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Who will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allan Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Who!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Who tries to clinch up.
Who tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matthews swivels and escapes.
Who tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews tries to counter by clinching up but Who breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Matthews as Who shoots in.
Who looks winded!
Matthews stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matthews wants it to stay on the feet.
Allan Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Who.
Matthews stuffs the takedown attempt from Who. Who gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Matthews is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Who defends it well.
Who has hold of Matthews's hands but Matthews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matthews working Who over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matthews connects with a nice short shot to Who's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matthews connects with a nice short shot to Who's temple.
Matthews winds up and cracks Who with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Matthews lands strikes from half guard.
Matthews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Matthews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Matthews there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews content to control rather than advance.
Matthews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Matthews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matthews connects with a nice short shot to Who's temple.
Who is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matthews scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matthews perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Matthews seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews seems to be looking for submissions.
Nice strikes from Matthews there.
Matthews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Matthews is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Matthews is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matthews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matthews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Who is defending against the submission attempts here by Matthews.
Who trying to control here.
Matthews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Who pushes Matthews off looking to stand but Matthews dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Matthews dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Who throws a push kick but Matthews slaps the foot to one side.
Matthews blocks a low kick nicely.
Who throws a leg kick but Matthews sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matthews is looking for a counter combo.
Matthews forces Who back against the cage and clinches.
Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matthews throws a head kick that Who semi-blocks.
Matthews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthews closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Who's guard.
Matthews scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Matthews is looking to work some ground and pound but Who has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Who's head.
Who is looking to stand up but Matthews isn't so interested in that idea.
Matthews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Who can do to turn this around?
Matthews not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Who is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Who's head.
Matthews content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Matthews working some strikes from top position.
Matthews with a flurry of punches that miss.
Who is trying to keep Matthews in close.
Who will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Matthews postures up and lands a big shot to Who's brow.
Who working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Matthews has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matthews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matthews looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Matthews is trying to control the action in half guard but Who is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Matthews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matthews lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Who tries to get to full guard but Matthews has control of the leg.
Who is refusing to be controlled, as Matthews sits in half guard.
Matthews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matthews landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Matthews slows the pace down in half guard.
Allan Matthews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matthews takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Who tries to get to full guard but Matthews has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Who is staying active underneath Matthews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Matthews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Matthews dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Matthews pushes Who up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews is trying to break free.
Matthews decides to pull guard.
Matthews seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Who won't allow Matthews to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Who manages to get himself to full guard.
Who has momentary wrist control but Matthews slips an elbow through the middle.
Who takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matthews is working Who over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Who is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matthews scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matthews working some strikes from top position.
Matthews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Who's head.
Matthews trying to control but Who is working from the bottom.
Matthews landing with the ground and pound.
Who looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Matthews puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Matthews slips a nice elbow through Who's hands, connecting with Who's forehead.
Ground and pound from Matthews.
Nice strikes from Matthews there.
Matthews content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Who has hold of Matthews's hands but Matthews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matthews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is taking a breather. Who says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Matthews is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Who sees it coming and defends easily.
Who wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matthews lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matthews lands a nice short elbow.
Who tries to roll over but Matthews keeps him under control.
Matthews drops an elbow to the side of Who's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matthews keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Matthews looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Who with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Who on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Matthews is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Matthews working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Scott Who has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Who throws a strike from the bottom but Matthews passes into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matthews tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Allan Matthews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Who is working to avoid the ground and pound but Matthews connects with a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allan Matthews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matthews 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Matthews!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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