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Event:
GDL 79: Gomez VS Weadababyitsa
Date: Feb 13, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
El Celso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matthews is trying to defend but El Celso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Matthews looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
El Celso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Celso uses his free foot to push down on Matthews's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Matthews. #SUB2#
El Celso looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB2#
El Celso working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Matthews looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by El Celso! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fred El Celso!
A victorious Fred El Celso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Mick Matthews stepped up to the mic, saying 'We will meet again !!!'. |
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Event:
GDL 76:Roughneck VS Tragedy
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Scotty misses the shot to the body.
Scotty scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
Scotty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scotty gets through Matthews's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scotty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matthews is trying to break free.
Scotty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matthews takes a shot to the head.
Scotty lands a nice shot to the body.
Matthews tries to circle away but Scotty has him pinned against the cage.
Scotty lands with a left to the head.
Scotty cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Matthews looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Scotty. #ROC#Matthews is rocked!
Scotty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matthews is still on wobbly legs! Can Scotty finish him?
Scotty pushes Matthews against the cage. Scotty is working some dirty boxing. Scotty pushes off with a quick right hook! Matthews goes down! Matthews tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Scotty moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beam Scotty!
During a confident post fight interview, Beam Scotty thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Mick Matthews was interviewed post fight and said 'We will meet again !!!'. |
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Event:
GDL 72: Gomez VS Marley
Date: Dec 26, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Matthews moves into the clinch.#BC#
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthews closes the distance but Moker moves to the side
and Moker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moker throws a body kick that misses
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Moker.
Matthews moves away from the strike by Moker.
A quick step to the side and Matthews tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brendan Moker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Moker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthews closes the distance but Moker moves to the side
and Moker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthews has his takedown stuffed
and Moker counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moker scores with a hook to the body. Matthews takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Moker lands a nice hook to Matthews's body. Matthews takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Moker misses.
Matthews shoots in and drives through. Moker sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Moker misses the target.
Matthews throws a big counter combination but Moker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Moker moved out of range.
Moker with a nice cross.
Moker checks a low kick from Matthews.#CL#
Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
Moker wants to break free but Matthews has control.
#BC#
Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moker connects with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Matthews is rocked!
Matthews walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Matthews limp body while Moker jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brendan Moker!
A relieved looking Brendan Moker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Mick Matthews had this to say: 'We will meet again !!!'. |
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Event:
GDL 62: Tyurin vs Clark
Date: Oct 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick connects with a leg kick.
Wick darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
so Matthews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matthews postures up and lands a big shot to Wick's brow.
Matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Wick is retaining full guard.
Wick is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Iron mikes mma that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Matthews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Wick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wick has momentary wrist control but Matthews slips an elbow through the middle.
Matthews throws a big right hand that misses.
Matthews with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick wants to sweep but no luck.
Wick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matthews slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T1##SUB2#
Matthews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wick gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Matthews wants to take a breather but Wick is having none of it.
Matthews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matthews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wick defending well though.
Wick trying to hold on to Matthews's head to control him but Matthews postures up.
Matthews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wick defending well though. #SUB2#
Matthews looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wick preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matthews drops an elbow to the side of Wick's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Matthews lands with a punch from half guard.
Matthews throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wick is trying to control but can't.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matthews on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Matthews throws a jab when Wick was well out of range.
Wick throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Jon Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jon Wick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wick throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Matthews counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Matthews tries for a kimura but Wick is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Wick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wick tries to bench press Matthews off him but Matthews keeps the position.
Matthews looks up at the clock and then as Wick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Matthews smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Matthews seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Matthews trying to control the position but Wick is working away. #T4#
Matthews throws a strike aimed at the side of Wick's head but Wick avoids it well.
Matthews trying to control the position but Wick is working away.
Matthews is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
You can see the frustration on Wick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matthews creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wick sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matthews scoring with punches and elbows.
Matthews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matthews wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU2#
Matthews stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Matthews dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Wick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wick.
Wick lands with a nice combination. Matthews backs away looking to recover.#ROC#Matthews is rocked!
Wick feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Matthews collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Wick!
Mick Matthews was interviewed post fight and said 'We will meet again !!!'. |
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