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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slippery Posey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slippery Posey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slippery Posey!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Posey is trying to get back to half guard.
Posey sneaks back into half guard.
Posey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matthews lands strikes from half guard.
Matthews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matthews performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Posey tries to get to full guard but Matthews has control of the leg.
Matthews is thwarting Posey's attempts to control the position.
Posey wants to improve his position but Matthews is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Posey has a hand on Matthews's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Matthews takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Posey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matthews landing strikes from the mount.
Matthews wants to control the pace but Posey is squirming around nicely.
Matthews prevents Posey from getting the reversal.
Posey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Matthews wriggles free and stands up.
Matthews tries to clinch there but Posey circles away.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Posey circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matthews.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up with Posey, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes Posey against the cage but Posey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Posey misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthews has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown. Posey tries to sprawl out of it but Matthews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Posey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Posey scores with a four punch combination!
Posey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Posey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Posey fails to land with a series of punches.
Posey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Posey.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Posey!
Slippery Posey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Posey lands with a nice combination. Matthews backs away looking to recover.
Posey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Posey misses.
Posey lands a right hook to the body.
Posey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Posey duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Posey tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Posey throws a series of punches but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews wants to clinch.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Posey shows good takedown defense.
Matthews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but Posey sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthews shoots in but no luck this time.
Matthews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Posey works over Matthews's head and body with a nice combination.
Posey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matthews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Posey, as that shot connected.
Matthews throws a wild body kick that Posey sees coming a mile off.
Matthews shoots in but no luck this time.
Slippery Posey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Posey swivels and escapes.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Posey looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Posey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Posey.
Posey keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Posey.
Posey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Posey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews connects with a high kick.
A punch combination from Posey misses.
Matthews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Posey looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matthews looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthews tries to clinch up.
Matthews feints and as Posey raises his hands in defense, Matthews changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Posey trying to strike off his back.
Matthews slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Matthews tries for a kimura but Posey is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Matthews dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Posey.
A left and a right from Posey both land. Nice combination.
Posey connects with a nice looking jab.
Matthews shoots for a takedown but Posey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Posey throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Posey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Matthews is rocked!
Matthews looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Matthews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to de liver by Posey. Beautiful body shot.
Matthews seems to have got his legs back now.
Posey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Posey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Posey digs a good body shot into Matthews's ribs.
Matthews scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews closes this distance looking for a takedown but Posey circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
David Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Posey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Posey stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Posey pinned against the cage. Posey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Posey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Posey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matthews rather than just go for the knockout.
Matthews is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Posey.
Posey with a hook.
Posey with a nice cross.
Posey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Posey.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Posey but Posey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Posey scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews moves forwards but Posey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matthews is looking to slow Posey down with leg kicks.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Posey circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews shoots in and bounces Posey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matthews trying to control but Posey is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Posey.
Matthews gets to his feet. Posey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Posey stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Posey swinging wilding here.
Matthews wants to clinch.
Posey swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Posey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Posey shows good takedown defense.
Matthews throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Posey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Posey circles away and keeps his distance.
Posey stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Posey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Posey lands a two punch combo.
Posey lands with an uppercut that bounces Matthews off the cage and back into rage.
Posey thuds his right hand into Matthews's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Posey tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Posey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Posey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Posey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matthews backs up against the cage.
Matthews looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Posey throws a good cross that connects.
Posey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matthews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Posey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Posey.
Posey stuffs the takedown.
Matthews looks for a takedown but Posey sprawls well.
Posey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Posey is fending him off so far but Matthews persists. Nope, Posey circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matthews has a takedown stuffed.
Posey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthews tries to clinch but Posey moves out of range.
Posey is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Posey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Posey throws a combination. Matthews tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Posey connects with a single shot there.
Matthews has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from Posey. No joy for Matthews on that attempt.
Posey stalks Matthews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matthews's face. Matthews staggers backwards, shaken.
Posey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matthews in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matthews.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Posey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Posey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slippery Posey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Matthews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Posey is rocked!
Matthews changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Posey tries to avoid it but Matthews manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Posey to the ground. Posey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt - Posey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Posey fails to land with a series of punches.
Posey throws a combination that misses
and Matthews counters with a single leg into guard. Posey didn't expect that.
Posey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Posey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Matthews off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Posey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matthews.
Posey throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Matthews.
Posey is still on wobbly legs! Can Matthews finish him?
Posey staying out of range there.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Posey circles away and keeps his distance.
Posey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matthews scores with a counter punch that sends Posey to the canvas! Matthews smells blood - he's punishing Posey with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Posey has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Matthews!
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