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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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174 cm
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147 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ground Guru!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guru looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Guru or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews which made him look bad.
Guru shoots in but Matthews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michael Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ground Guru.
Matthews looks to land a combination but Guru avoids it well.
Guru drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guru drops back looking for a leg! Matthews is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matthews manages to kick Guru off! Guru jumps back into Matthews's guard.
Guru cracks Matthews with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guru tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Guru isn't so interested in that idea.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Guru tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guru tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Guru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guru tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Matthews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru throws a big elbow that misses.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Guru tries to pass.
Guru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
Guru looking to sit in guard and control but Matthews gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guru looking for a sweep. Not yet Guru, not yet.
Guru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matthews postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guru is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matthews defends well.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Guru won't let him.
Guru looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Guru dominated that round.
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.
Matthews paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guru throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews scores with a one two! Guru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ground Guru has been cut.
Guru throws a head kick that misses.
Guru tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Ground Guru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru is looking to clinch.
Guru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guru shoots in for a takedown but Matthews shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guru fails to land the takedown.
Michael Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ground Guru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guru.
Guru fails with the takedown
and Matthews counters with a right hand to the body.
Guru throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matthews.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matthews throws a jab but it's blocked by Guru.
Guru fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matthews stuffs the takedown.
Guru shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matthews as he avoids it easily.
Guru is breathing heavily.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Guru.
A slow jab from Matthews misses its intended target.
Matthews misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guru changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to avoid it but Guru manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matthews to the ground. Matthews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guru takes one to the side of the head.
Guru takes the fight into the clinch.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Matthews there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guru tries to clinch up
and Matthews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Matthews dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ground Guru's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Guru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matthews misses the jab.
Guru shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guru showed some decent athleticism there.
Guru is looking to stall here but Matthews recovers full guard.
Guru engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ground Guru has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru passes into half guard.
Guru throwing shots but Matthews is blocking nicely.
Guru passes to full mount!
Guru goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Matthews turns into him and now he's in Guru's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matthews defends it easily.
Guru is trying to keep Matthews in close.
Guru has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matthews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matthews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matthews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guru manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guru thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Guru goes for an armbar but Matthews turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Matthews.
Guru is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Guru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Guru!
Ground Guru bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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