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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 933 p4p, 1015 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 124 p4p, 137 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 19 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fiore throws a body punch but Matthew moves out of range.
De Fiore swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Fiore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fiore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthew is looking to land body kicks.
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fiore.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping body kick lands there for De Fiore.
De Fiore staying out of range there.
Matthew throws a hook but De Fiore blocks it.
Matthew misses with an uppercut. De Fiore saw that one coming.
Matthew looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
Jab by De Fiore.
Matthew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Matthew moved away.
De Fiore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Fiore lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Fiore is looking to slow Matthew down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by De Fiore as he connects with a hook.
De Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore is looking to counter with head kicks.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Fiore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Fiore duly obliges.
De Fiore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthew.
De Fiore drops his hands momentarily and Matthew takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew catches De Fiore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matthew with a nice cross.
Matthew missing with a left hand there. De Fiore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fiore. De Fiore obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fiore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matthew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Fiore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matthew scrambles back to his feet.
De Fiore misses with a few strikes there.
Matthew swings widly with a right hand
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Fiore lands a jab to Matthew's midsection.
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!
De Fiore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matthew doesn't seem bothered though.
De Fiore lands with a hook. Matthew tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but De Fiore slips the punch.
De Fiore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matthew lands a head kick!
It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
Matthew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fiore.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but De Fiore is out of range.
De Fiore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matthew working aggressively here.
De Fiore blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthew throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fiore.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthew.
Matthew lands a right hand.
De Fiore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fiore struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
Matthew is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A short right from Matthew on the inside.
Matthew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fiore blocking some punches.
Matthew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
De Fiore lands with a right to the head.
De Fiore tries a body shot but Matthew blocks it.
De Fiore lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Fiore fails to land.
Matthew has a couple of punches blocked by De Fiore.
Matthew misses with some punches.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fiore.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthew digs a right hand into De Fiore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Fiore's gas tank.
Matthew misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fiore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Fiore seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matthew can turn it around.
De Fiore has a couple of punches blocked by Matthew.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matthew.
Matthew lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from De Fiore.
De Fiore misses with the head strike.
De Fiore tries to work over Matthew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Fiore breaks from the clinch.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and De Fiore counters with a two punch combo.
De Fiore scores with a head kick. Matthew tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Fiore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew throws a fast counter high kick but De Fiore manages to duck under it in time.
De Fiore takes one to the side of the head.
De Fiore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but De Fiore slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthew is just out of range.
Matthew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fiore tries to work over Matthew's front leg with a kick but Matthew checks it.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Matthew moved away.
Matthew swats away the attempt to clinch by De Fiore.
De Fiore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matthew.
An inside leg kick from De Fiore misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
De Fiore moves in looking to clinch but Matthew pushes him off.
De Fiore drops his hands momentarily and Matthew takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. De Fiore moves away and avoids it.
De Fiore swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
De Fiore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matthew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Matthew.
Matthew tries to move into range but De Fiore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matthew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthew misses with a hook. De Fiore ducked under it nicely.
De Fiore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Matthew. Beautiful body shot.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice combination there by De Fiore.
Matthew lands a jab to De Fiore's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthew.
It looked like De Fiore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matthew misses with a hook. De Fiore ducked under it nicely.
De Fiore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matthew throws a head kick but De Fiore moves out of range.
Matthew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Fiores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Fiore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore'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.
De Fiore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matthew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fiore.
De Fiore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fiore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Fiore throws a head kick that Matthew semi-blocks.
Attilio De Fiore is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matthew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matthew throws a looping overhand right but De Fiore ducks down to avoid it.
Matthew lands an overhand right.
Matthew misses with a head kick.
De Fiore defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
Matthew digs a good body shot into De Fiore's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthew throws a sloppy head kick and De Fiore moves out of range easily.
Matthew throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fiore throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by De Fiore.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
De Fiore missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew throws a head kick that misses.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
Matthew walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Fiore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Fiore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matthew takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
De Fiore darts in and clinches Matthew up against the cage.
De Fiore can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
De Fiore can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
De Fiore misses with a body punch.
De Fiore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fiore tries a body shot but Matthew blocks it.
De Fiore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
De Fiore blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fiore.
Matthew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from De Fiore.
A head punch on the inside from De Fiore fails to land.
Matthew misses with the head strike.
Matthew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 prevents a body shot from De Fiore.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throws a head punch that misses.
Matthew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Fiore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fiore scores with a shot to the side of Matthew's head.
De Fiore can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
Matthew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patrick Matthew seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Fiore lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Fiore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fiore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matthew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fiore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthew misses the jab.
Matthew connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Fiore. De Fiore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Fiore tries to clinch up but Matthew circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthew throws a sloppy head kick and De Fiore moves out of range easily.
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
De Fiore tries to clinch up but Matthew circles away and keeps his distance.
De Fiore moves in looking to clinch but Matthew pushes him off.
De Fiore clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Matthew.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Fiore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matthew's elbow.
De Fiore lands a right hand.
De Fiore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Fiore fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthew.
De Fiore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Fiore fails to land.
Matthew misses with a punch on the inside.
Matthew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from De Fiore.
Matthew misses with a punch on the inside.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Matthew.
Matthew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Fiore or not.
Matthew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
De Fiore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matthew misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthew.
Matthew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore misses with some punches.
De Fiore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matthews head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Matthew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matthew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
A hook to the body from Matthew.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Matthew.
Matthew lands a shoulder strike.
De Fiore throws a head punch that misses.
Matthew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Fiores head.
De Fiore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from De Fiore.
Matthew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Fiore blocks an uppercut.
De Fiore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
Matthew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Fiores head.
A right hook to the body lands for De Fiore.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew misses with the head strike.
De Fiore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
De Fiore breaks from the clinch.
Matthew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for De Fiore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Matthew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
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!
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
De Fiore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patrick Matthew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Fiore slips under a jab.
De Fiore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from De Fiore misses the target.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Matthew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matthew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Fiore's hands.
De Fiore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matthew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
De Fiore misses the jab.
De Fiore throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fiore throws a hook to the side of Matthew's head but Matthew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fiore doesn't manage to clinch there - Matthew circles away.
De Fiore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Matthew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Fiore tries to work over Matthew's front leg with a kick but Matthew checks it.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
De Fiore is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matthew throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fiore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
Matthew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Matthew.
De Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
De Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fiore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matthew.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and De Fiore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matthew there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Fiore dodges the punch combination from Matthew.
Matthew clobbers De Fiore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
De Fiore is looking to clinch.
A big left from Matthew misses.
Matthew is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Matthew blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Matthew lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Fiore doesn't seem phased though.
Matthew takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matthew throws a jab when De Fiore was well out of range.
De Fiore slips a jab from Matthew.
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fiore.
Matthew misses with an uppercut. De Fiore saw that one coming.
De Fiore lands a leg kick that knocks Matthew off balance momentarily.
De Fiore rushes Matthew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matthew blocks an uppercut.
Matthew misses with some punches.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fiore has a couple of punches blocked by Matthew.
Matthew swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from De Fiore fails to land.
Attilio De Fiore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore manages to break the clinch.
Matthew avoids a kick to the body.
De Fiore slips under a jab.
De Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthew throws out the jab.
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fiore.
A head kick misses from De Fiore.
Jab, jab by Matthew - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for De Fiore. That snapped Matthew's head back.
De Fiore throws a hook but Matthew avoids it easily.
De Fiore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthew scores with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by De Fiore.
Matthew throws the kick towards the body but De Fiore avoids it.
Matthew throws a hook but De Fiore avoids it easily.
De Fiore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew misses the jab.
Matthew keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew cracks De Fiore with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Fiore's head.
De Fiore throws a head kick but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Matthew.
Matthew checks the leg kick.
De Fiore moves forwards but Matthew connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Fiore punishes Matthew's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Fiore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matthew throws a good cross that connects.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Matthew checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Matthew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matthew.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
The fighters circling - Matthew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthew jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Fiore lands a really nice looking cross but Matthew seems unphased.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fiore.
Matthew avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matthew scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Matthew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matthew 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Matthew!
In his post fight interview, Patrick Matthew started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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