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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliman Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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189 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caliman Matos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Jones! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones throws a leg kick that misses. A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Matos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Matos wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position. Matos pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Matos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Matos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones! Matos working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Matos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Matos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Matos 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matos landing strikes from the mount. Matos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones tries to hold on but Matos pushes him away. Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Jones looks winded! Matos passes to side control. Matos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Matos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones gets back to half guard. Matos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Matos trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well. Matos scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Jones is in trouble now - Matos has advanced to mount! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Matos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Matos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones! Matos keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. Matos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Matos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Matos is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Matos is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jones rolls with it to try and escape but Matos cranks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caliman Matos! Caliman Matos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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