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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Matthew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph Drysdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dom Matthew !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Matthew as Drysdale shoots in.
Matthew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drysdale takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ralph Drysdale has been cut.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matthew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drysdale counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matthew 's guard now.
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!
Matthew keeping moving, preventing Drysdale from controlling successfully.
Drysdale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drysdale trying to control but Matthew is working from the bottom.
Matthew wants to stand but Drysdale is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale trying to control but Matthew is working from the bottom.
Drysdale tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthew is retaining full guard.
Drysdale is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Matthew there.
Matthew thows a leg kick but Drysdale checks it
and Drysdale counters with a shoot takedown. Matthew fights it but they end up in guard.
Drysdale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthew is keeping the position for now.
Drysdale wants to control from the top but Matthew keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drysdale tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthew is retaining full guard.
Drysdale prevents Matthew from getting back to his feet.
Drysdale is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matthew trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matthew scores with a one two! Drysdale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drysdale takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew throws a hook but Drysdale blocks it.
Matthew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew throws a lazy right hand but Drysdale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew connects with a jab.
Drysdale fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matthew sprawls well initially but Drysdale persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drysdale is tying to control. Matthew wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drysdale is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drysdale is trying to control the action in half guard but Matthew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drysdale is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Matthew is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Drysdale keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew tries to roll over but Drysdale keeps him under control.
Drysdale slows the pace down in half guard.
Drysdale seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Matthew for as long as he can get away with.
Matthew has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drysdale is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew looks like he's trying to stand up.
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 Ralph Drysdale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Drysdale's cut.
That's time! Drysdale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
Drysdale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on Drysdale's shoulder, as Drysdale tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Matthew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drysdale doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Matthew .
Drysdale wants to clinch up but Matthew keeps it at a distance.
Drysdale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drysdale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drysdale shoots in but Matthew avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drysdale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matthew connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew wants to clinch.
Matthew cracks Drysdale with an open hand slap.
Drysdale fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthew scores with a nice strike.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drysdale.
Drysdale is looking to take a break and control but Matthew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale is trying to get an arm triangle but Matthew is defending well.
Drysdale trying to control the position but Matthew is working away.
Matthew struggling a bit here.
Matthew gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Matthew tries to roll over but Drysdale keeps him under control.
Drysdale seems to be working for a kimura but Matthew defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matthew misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthew tests Drysdale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drysdale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matthew tries to avoid it but Drysdale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matthew to the ground. Matthew escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matthew connects with a right hand. Drysdale shakes it off.
Drysdale just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matthew gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Drysdale counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matthew keeping moving, preventing Drysdale from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale postures up.
Matthew is pulling down on Drysdale's head. It's preventing any offense from Drysdale, at least for the moment.
Drysdale is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drysdale thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Drysdale wants to pass the guard but Matthew is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dom Matthew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ralph Drysdale's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Matthew tries to clinch there but Drysdale circles away.
Drysdale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Matthew keeping full guard, as Drysdale tries to pass.
Matthew looking to control.
Drysdale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matthew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drysdale preventing the sweep.
Drysdale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthew wants to stand and escape but Drysdale is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale passes into half guard.
Matthew is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drysdale ducks right into an uppercut from Matthew .
Matthew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drysdale backs up against the cage.
Drysdale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drysdale closes the distance and clinches up with Matthew , looking for a takedown. Drysdale pushes Matthew against the cage but Matthew circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Matthew does no damage.
Drysdale shoots in for a double leg but Matthew sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drysdale has managed to clinch.
Matthew is trying to break the clinch but Drysdale has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drysdale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matthew fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drysdale moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
Matthew scores with a nice strike.
Drysdale looks for a takedown but Matthew sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of Drysdale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ralph Drysdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthew fails with the takedown
and Drysdale counters with a single leg into guard. Matthew didn't expect that.
Drysdale trying to control but Matthew is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drysdale passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drysdale taking a breather here.
Drysdale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthew keeps working.
Drysdale tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drysdale has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Drysdale is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Matthew is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drysdale trying to control the position but Matthew is working away.
Matthew struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Drysdale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drysdale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ralph Drysdale!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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