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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheo Rojas (ranked 4656 p4p, 518 weight class) and Ethan Clair (ranked 8253 p4p, 691 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matheo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Clair!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clair doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
As Clair backs away, Rojas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Clair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ethan Clair has been cut.
Rojas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Clair saw that one coming.
Clair thuds his right hand into Rojas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rojas avoids the head kick by Clair.
Rojas throwing a counter right hand but Clair manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clair misses with a double jab.
Rojas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas takes a swing at Clair's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rojas works over Clair's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rojas throws a front kick that sends Clair stumbling back into the cage.
Rojas misses with a left hand
and Clair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clair closes the distance and clinches.
Clair drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rojas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clair moves to clinch but Rojas breaks away
and Rojas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clair thinking.
Rojas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Clair.
Rojas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clair checks a leg kick.
Clair looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clair tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rojas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clair throws a low kick but Rojas moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
Rojas throws a head kick but Clair moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Rojas. Beautiful body shot.
Clair moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Rojas blocks a low kick nicely.
Clair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rojas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Clair avoids it.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Clair sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clair moves to clinch but Rojas breaks away
and Rojas counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rojas.
Clair throws a series of punches but Rojas avoids them all with ease.
Rojas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clair's head.
Clair wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rojas. Clair shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clair is looking to clinch.
Clair avoids a kick to the body.
Clair closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Clair can't get the takedown.
Clair tries to score a body lock takedown but Rojas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matheo Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Clair.
Clair tries to throw a body punch but Rojas avoids it by throwing Clair back against the cage.
Clair is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clair closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rojas counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clair tries to clinch up.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Rojas with a jab.
Clair wants to clinch.
Clair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clair steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rojas. That one must have hurt.
Clair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Clair throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clair wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Clair moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheo Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Clair's cut.
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.
Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas wants to slow Clair down by chopping away at his legs.
Rojas throws a head kick but Clair moves out of range.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Clair moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Rojas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojas blocks a head kick by Clair.
Rojas lands with an overhand left.
Rojas lands a leg kick that knocks Clair off balance momentarily.
That kick from Rojas tenderised Clair's leg. Clair is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rojas checks the leg kick.
Rojas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rojas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clair wants to clinch.
Matheo Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clair takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clair doesn't seem bothered though.
Rojas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clair has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rojas.
Clair misses with the combination.
Clair wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Clair.
Rojas throws a lazy head kick
and Clair counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rojas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clair throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clair tries to clinch
and Rojas counters with a two punch combo.
Clair throws a sloppy head kick
and Rojas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rojas throws the kick towards the body but Clair avoids it.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Clair.
Clair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rojas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rojas sizes up Clair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clair clinches up against the cage.
Clair drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rojas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rojas stops a takedown attempt from Clair.
Clair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rojas finds it's way through Clair's defenses.
Clair tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
Clair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rojas scores with a nice body kick.
Clair moves out of range of the strikes.
Rojas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rojas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas blocks a low kick nicely.
Clair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Rojas tenderised Clair's leg. Clair is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas throws an off balance right hand
and Clair counters with a nice uppercut.
Clair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clair takes the fight into the clinch.
Clair is trying to maintain a safe position but Rojas gets an underhook and turns Clair into the cage.
Clair has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rojas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matheo Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Clair.
Rojas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheo Rojas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Clair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clair closes the distance but Rojas moves to the side
and Rojas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clair is looking to clinch but Rojas is avoiding it.
Rojas misses with a hook. Clair ducked under it nicely.
Rojas throws a right hand that Clair ducks under and follows up with a left that Clair also avoids with ease.
Clair tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas misses with a hook. Clair ducked under it nicely.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Clair.
Rojas is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rojas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clair tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
Clair with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rojas lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a jab when Clair was well out of range.
Rojas misses with a hook. Clair ducked under it nicely.
Clair looks to clinch
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Ethan Clair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rojas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clair takes a step back to recover.
Rojas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clair takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clair tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
Rojas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clair has time to react.
Clair is rocked!
Clair is looking to clinch.
Clair is still on wobbly legs! Can Rojas finish him?
Clair tries to clinch up.
Clair seems to have recovered his senses.
Clair misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Rojas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Clair slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Clair's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rojas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rojas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rojas thuds his shin into the meat of Clair's side.
Some wild striking there from Clair.
Clair walks into a straight right hand from Rojas.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Clair's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body kick there by Rojas.
Clair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clair on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rojas. Rojas obviously looking to wear him down.
Clair darts in trying to clinch
and Rojas counters with a left and a right that stings Clair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Clair is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rojas 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 Clair has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clair and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Rojas misses.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Clair slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clair checks a leg kick.
Clair moves forwards but Rojas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clair tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rojas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rojas throws the kick towards the body but Clair avoids it.
Clair tries to counter with a clinch but Rojas shakes him off and moves away.
Clair tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clair can do to turn this around?
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rojas lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clair avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Clair tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
A cross from Rojas lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rojas counters with an outside leg kick.
Clair tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
Clair wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Clair blocks a head kick by Rojas.
Clair tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas tries to score with a low kick but Clair moves his leg out of the way.
Clair avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Rojas throws out a powerful jab.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ethan Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rojas scoring well with a low kick there.
Rojas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rojas lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matheo Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rojas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Matheo Rojas!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Matheo Rojas!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Matheo Rojas!
Matheo Rojas wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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