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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by new day. Matthews has chosen The Game - Hate it or Love it as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Matthews.
Matthews darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews lands a jab-cross combination.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthews drops Lester with a right and a left! Matthews comes rushing in but Lester regains his composure and manages to keep Matthews in guard.
Lester is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews stays in close to Lester's body and controls the position.
Oh Lester is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews tries to stand but Lester is controlling from the bottom.
Matthews must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matthews controlling from the top position.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Lester won't let him.
Lester is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lester seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Damon Matthews wasn't active enough on the ground.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Matthews as Lester shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matthews!
Matthews drops Lester with a right and a left! Matthews comes rushing in but Lester regains his composure and manages to keep Matthews in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Matthews wants to stand but Lester is controlling his posture from full guard.
Matthews looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Damon Matthews has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Matthews connects with a solid leg kick.
Matthews misses with a combination
and Lester decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matthews's guard.
Lester's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Matthews has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lester is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Matthews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matthews can't break the clinch.
Lester has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matthews after a bit of a struggle.
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthews scores with a head kick.
Matthews moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matthews stuffs the takedown attempt from Lester. Lester gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Matthews lands.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matthews throws a good cross that connects.
Matthews drops Lester with a nice combination! Matthews dives into Lester's guard, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews wants to stand but Lester has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lester looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lester trying to strike off his back.
Lester kicks Matthews off and gets to his feet.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews looks to land a combination. Lester sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matthews scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Matthews 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.
Lester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Matthews misses with the combination.
Matthews lands a jab to the nose.
Lester tries to clinch but Matthews moves away
and Matthews counters with a one-two to the body.
Lester fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.
Oooh a lovely combination from Matthews sends Lester down but not out. Matthews dives into side control looking to finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester can't do much from the bottom here.
Matthews tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Matthews trying to control the action but Lester is working from the bottom.
Matthews tries to stand but Lester is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Damon Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews lands a right hook to the body.
Matthews takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matthews avoids the head kick by Lester.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Matthews. Those never looked like landing.
Lester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matthews, pushing him back against the cage.
Lester jumps guard but Matthews turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lester tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matthews's efforts to push away.
Matthews is trying to break the clinch but Lester is controlling him.
Matthews tries to break the clinch but Lester is controlling the position.
Lester fails to pull guard.
Lester is trying to pull guard but Matthews turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthews lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut lands for Matthews. That snapped Lester's head back.
Lester dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
Lester tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews fakes the leg kick and cracks Lester in the body.
Matthews lands a left and a right that sends Lester crashing to the canvas! Matthews dives into mount looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lester is looking to escape.
Matthews controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester is desperately trying to improve his position but Matthews has a good base and remains in mount.
Matthews controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lester is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matthews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matthews trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Damon Matthews has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lester tries to reverse the position but Matthews maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews content just to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Damon Matthews wasn't active enough on the ground.
Matthews throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Matthews scores with a one two! Lester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matthews!
Lester 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.
Lester gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matthews.
Lester tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Lester misses.
Lester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matthews circles away.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matthews feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lester's calf.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matthews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthews connects with a body shot that sends Lester's belly button to the back.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Lester avoids them all with ease.
Lester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Lester is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Matthews's half guard.
Lester is looking to pass Matthews's guard but actually Matthews recovers to full guard.
Matthews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lester drops back looking for a leg! Matthews is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matthews manages to kick Lester off! Lester jumps back into Matthews's guard.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but Lester is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looking to control.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but Lester is having none of it.
Matthews is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lester is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Matthews is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Lester.
Matthews takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matthews misses with the combination.
Lester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matthews connects with a nice looking jab.
Lester takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matthews throws a right hand that Lester ducks under and follows up with a left that Lester also avoids with ease.
Matthews lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lester backs up against the cage.
Matthews scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lester doesn't seem bothered though.
Jason Lester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews scores with a one two! Lester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matthews is working the combinations to good effect here.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lester is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matthews.
Matthews connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matthews scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lester doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthews feints a jab promting Lester to slip. Matthews then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lester slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matthews.
Jason Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damon Matthews is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matthews lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Matthews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matthews 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Matthews!
In his post fight interview, Damon Matthews started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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