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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan Matus (ranked 54 p4p, 8 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 101 p4p, 16 weight class). Matus comes to the cage accompanied by Crow Spirit. Douglas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. Jack Douglas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Matus punishes Douglas's body with a nice straight punch.
Matus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Douglas.
Matus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Matus with an uppercut!
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Douglas checks a leg kick nicely.
We've been informed that Douglas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot by Matus.
Matus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matus drives through and clinches with Douglas against the cage.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matus pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Matus prevents a body shot from Douglas.
A left hand lands to the body for Matus.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Matus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Matus controls his hands.
Matus tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Matus controls the action.
Matus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
Matus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Matus throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Matus.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus looking to throw knees to the head but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Matus.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
Matus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Matus.
Matus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas is trying to force a seperation but Matus has the dominant position.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Matus is looking to control Douglas's arms but Douglas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matus has his back to the cage.
Douglas tries to break the clinch but Matus is controlling the position.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Matus.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Matus.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matus prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Matus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
It seemed like Douglas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matus misses with a left hand
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Douglas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Douglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matus misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Jack Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Douglas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Douglas thuds his right hand into Matus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matus, right into the meat.
Matus throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
Matus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Douglas.
Matus checks a low kick from Douglas.
Matus moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Matus.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Matus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Matus controls the action.
Matus blocking some punches.
Matus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matus pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matus lands with a right to the head.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
Douglas punishes Matus's body with a nice straight punch.
Matus throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Douglas, right into the meat.
Matus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Matus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matus lands a right hook to the body.
Matus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Douglas lands with a right hand.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Matus.
Matus moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matus darts in and clinches Douglas up against the cage.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matus misses with a knee strike.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matus keeps the fight on the outside.
Matus throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas tries a quick counter leg kick but Matus is wise to it.
Matus misses with a looping right.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Matus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matus misses with a looping left.
Matus throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus tried to score with a low kick but Douglas checks it.
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Matus fails to land.
Matus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas tries to work over Matus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus throws an off balance right hand
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matus throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
A jab from Matus misses.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Matus lands a front kick.
Matus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matus slips a straight right by Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Douglas gets tackled into the cage by Matus. Matus maintains the clinch.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Matus.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Douglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas works on Matus's body with a couple of short punches.
Douglas lands a left hand.
Matus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matus or not.
Douglas lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matuss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matus.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Matus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Matus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Matus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Matus fails to land.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Matus as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matus or not.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas is looking to slow Matus down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Douglas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Matus moves his leg out of the way.
Douglas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Douglas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Matus slips under a jab from Douglas.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Matus scoring well with a low kick there.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Matus moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Matus lands a jab to the nose.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Matus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Matus circles away easily
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a body shot.
Matus misses with a double jab.
Douglas swings for the body but Matus moves out of range.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Douglas.
Matus misses with a hook.
Don Juan Matus is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matus cracks Douglas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matus moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Matus with an uppercut!
Crunch! Matus slams his shin into Douglas's torso.
Matus scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Matus staying out of range there.
Matus is looking to slow Douglas down with leg kicks.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Douglas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Matus with a hook.
Matus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matus misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Douglas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matus momentarily.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Douglas drops his hands momentarily and Matus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Douglas.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas checks a leg kick.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matus walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a left hand
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matus lands a jab.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Matus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Douglas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matus blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Matus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but Matus checks it.
Douglas digs a good hook to Matus's body.
Matus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
Matus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Matus is looking to counter punch.
Matus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Matus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Matus finds it's target.
Matus throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Matus avoids it with no problem.
Matus avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas scores with a jab. Matus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Douglas blocks the low kick.
Matus thumps Douglas with a low kick.
Douglas slips a straight right by Matus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matus.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douglas 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Douglas!
Jack Douglas looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.
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