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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin BK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from BK does it's job there.
BK throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. BK is in Matthews's guard.
BK tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
BK throwing strikes but missing.
BK in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matthews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. BK manages to get himself to full guard.
BK is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matthews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but instead BK has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Matthews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but BK is having none of it.
BK in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but BK is having none of it.
BK in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matthews has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes BK off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice defenses there by BK.
BK stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
BK throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matthews counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthews definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a looping right.
Matthews slips under a jab.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BK scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Clay Matthews has been cut.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthews's hands are dropping dangerously low here and BK connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matthews scrambles back to his feet.
BK throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BK misses with an uppercut
and Matthews counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benjamin BK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BK scores with a jab to the head.
BK buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
BK throws a half hearted mid kick.
BK throws a body shot but no joy.
BK chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matthews can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matthews in his tracks.
Clay Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from BK.
Matthews ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BK misses with a looping right.
Matthews shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. BK eats them both and turns towards Matthews to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matthews misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matthews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
BK takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matthews slips under a jab.
Nice cross by BK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Benjamin BK has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
BK misses with a takedown attempt - Matthews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BK scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from BK misses its intended target.
BK avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Good leg kick by BK there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
BK misses the jab.
Matthews swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matthews moves out of range as BK throws a body kick.
BK shoots in but Matthews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin BK will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matthews moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matthews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BK.
BK looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
Matthews tried to counter with a leg kick but BK avoided it.
BK stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matthews stuffs the takedown.
BK throws a wild body kick that Matthews sees coming a mile off.
Matthews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BK. That did some damage!
Matthews throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK throws a head kick that misses
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
BK is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from BK.
BK lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by BK. Beautiful body shot.
Matthews throws a low kick but BK moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
BK throws a poor cross that misses
and Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
BK misses with a straight left.
BK misses the jab.
Matthews is looking to counter punch.
BK throws the left hand but Matthews avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from BK.
Matthews throws a leg kick that misses.
BK lands with a thumping leg kick.
BK throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
BK scores with a jab to the jaw.
BK scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Matthews bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BK was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
That kick from Matthews tenderised BK's leg. BK is trying to keep his angry face on.
BK lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matthews at a distance.
BK jabs Matthews right on the nose. Matthews blinks but takes it well.
BK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
BK tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews throws a big counter combination but BK scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Matthews gets caught napping as BK dives in and scores a takedown. Matthews manages to retain guard.
BK scoring with some ground and pound.
Matthews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matthews is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK preventing the sweep.
BK has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet but BK is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
BK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matthews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
BK lands a couple of digs.
BK throwing strikes but missing.
BK working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matthews's head.
BK loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
BK is looking to work some ground and pound but Matthews has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
BK connects with a couple of short punches.
Matthews looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Matthews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet but BK is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
BK throws a big right hand that misses.
BK throws an elbow that misses. Matthews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in BK's guard. Nice move by Matthews!
Matthews wants to stand but BK has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
BK throws his legs up looking for a submission but Matthews uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benjamin BK will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
BK connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
BK cracks the inside of Matthews's front leg.
Matthews throws a series of punches but BK moves out of range.
BK misses with an uppercut. Matthews saw that one coming.
It looked like Matthews wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matthews tries to land a leg kick but BK saw it coming and moves away.
BK closes the distance and pushes Matthews back into the cage.
BK doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from BK.
BK prevents Matthews from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK keeps control of Matthews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
BK manages to break the clinch.
BK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BK lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
Benjamin BK seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
BK shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matthews sprawls well. Matthews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. BK gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Matthews's hands are dropping dangerously low here and BK connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matthews scrambles back to his feet.
Matthews avoids the head kick by BK.
BK lands with an overhand left.
BK throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
BK moves away from the strike by Matthews.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
BK swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthews is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
BK throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthews.
A looping hook to the body misses from BK. Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthews is looking for a counter combo.
BK keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
BK throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matthews counters with an outside leg kick.
BK is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
BK lands with a nice body kick.
BK misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BK misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews throws a big counter combination but BK scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benjamin BK is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK throws a jab when Matthews was well out of range.
BK throws a chopping leg kick but Matthews manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
BK showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Matthews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
BK shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthews is looking for a counter combo.
Matthews staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from BK.
BK misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Matthews tests BK's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BK cracks Matthews with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK's corner calls for a 1-2. BK obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matthews motions for BK to come forward. Matthews throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from BK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BK takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
BK fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matthews moves out of range of the leg kick from BK.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on BK's shoulder, as BK tries to avoid the shot.
BK fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
BK thows a leg kick but Matthews checks it
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthews keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
BK has his takedown stuffed
and Matthews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clay Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clay Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin BK.
Some bone on bone action there as BK checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin BK comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well BK has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin BK!
A victorious Benjamin BK thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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