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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Masvidal (ranked 1380 p4p, 1034 weight class) and James Rocksteady (ranked 171 p4p, 136 weight class). Rocksteady has chosen Red Right Hand as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25 - 29 - 1 |
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15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 29 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocksteady counters with a nice double leg into side control. Masvidal won't be happy with that.
Rocksteady working the ground and pound.
Masvidal tries to bench press Rocksteady off him but Rocksteady keeps the position.
Masvidal is working hard here to advance position.
Masvidal is trying to escape the position but Rocksteady is controlling the position.
Masvidal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rocksteady lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Masvidal down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady just content to control the position.
Rocksteady looks up at the clock and then as Masvidal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rocksteady smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rocksteady taking a breather here.
Rocksteady working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady lands a few punches from side control.
Rocksteady swings around for an armbar but Masvidal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rocksteady's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masvidal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rocksteady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masvidal preventing the sweep.
Rocksteady has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Masvidal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Masvidal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rocksteady looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rocksteady looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rocksteady!
Rocksteady scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rocksteady working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Masvidal is looking to reverse the position.
Masvidal is not content to let Rocksteady control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep.
Rocksteady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masvidal keeps working.
Rocksteady lands a nice forearm strike.
Rocksteady wants to control but Masvidal is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Masvidal some visible discomfort.
Rocksteady tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rocksteady lands some shots froms side control.
Rocksteady is trying to get an arm triangle but Masvidal is defending well.
Masvidal isn't going anywhere.
Rocksteady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masvidal keeps working.
Rocksteady tries for a kimura but Masvidal is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady tries to score with some ground and pound. Masvidal controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rocksteady is looking to take a break and control but Masvidal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rocksteady in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rocksteady happy to just control the position for now.
Rocksteady working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocksteady looks up at the clock and then as Masvidal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rocksteady smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rocksteady thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Rocksteady dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Masvidal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rocksteady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masvidal.
Rocksteady misses with a hook. Masvidal ducked under it nicely.
Nate Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Masvidal or perhaps it was just good defense by Rocksteady, which made it look bad.
Masvidal digs a good hook to Rocksteady's body.
Nice uppercut there from Rocksteady.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Masvidal.
We've been told by Masvidal's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masvidal. Rocksteady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocksteady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocksteady throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Masvidal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masvidal looks for a takedown but Rocksteady sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rocksteady feints the counter takedown.
Rocksteady jabs at Masvidal's body.
Nice sprawl there from Rocksteady as Masvidal shoots in.
And Rocksteady tries to counter it with a takedown but Masvidal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rocksteady moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rocksteady moves into the clinch.
Masvidal misses with a knee to the head.
Masvidal takes a shot to the head.
Masvidal misses with a punch to the body.
Masvidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masvidals head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocksteady cracks Masvidal with a nice body shot.
Rocksteady blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masvidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rocksteady blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rocksteady lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rocksteady slows down the pace here.
Rocksteady blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Rocksteady to work.
Rocksteady pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rocksteady softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rocksteady tries to work over Masvidal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady wants to stall.
Masvidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocksteady is working for takedown but Masvidal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rocksteady gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Masvidal.
Rocksteady throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masvidal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rocksteady.
Masvidal prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Masvidal on the inside.
Masvidal misses with some punches.
Rocksteady has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Masvidal regains guard immediately.
Rocksteady won't allow Masvidal to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal looking for a guillotine here but Rocksteady defends easily.
Rocksteady drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Masvidal dives on top into guard.
Rocksteady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Masvidal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rocksteady keeping moving, preventing Masvidal from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Rocksteady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rocksteady digs a good body shot into Masvidal's ribs.
Rocksteady circles away from the clinch attempt
so Rocksteady counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Masvidal uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A big left from Masvidal misses.
Masvidal shoots in for a takedown but Rocksteady shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Rocksteady.
Nice takedown defense from Masvidal. No joy for Rocksteady on that attempt.
Masvidal throws a shot from downtown. Rocksteady moves away and avoids it.
Rocksteady tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Masvidal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rocksteadys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady slaps away a takedown attempt from Masvidal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocksteady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Masvidal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocksteady darts in looking for a takedown but Masvidal gets double underhooks and turns Rocksteady into the cage.
Rocksteady lands a really nice looking cross but Masvidal seems unphased.
Masvidal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rocksteady as he jumps to the side.
Rocksteady has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocksteady lands with a shot to the body.
James Rocksteady is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal closes the distance but Rocksteady moves to the side
and Rocksteady counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Masvidal wants to stand back up but Rocksteady manages to pass into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocksteady taking a break here but Masvidal is having none of it and regains half guard.
Masvidal is trying to control but can't.
Rocksteady perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rocksteady trying to control the action but Masvidal is working from the bottom.
Rocksteady scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady wants to pass to mount but Masvidal is defending the position.
Masvidal manages to get to full guard.
Rocksteady content to stall in guard here.
Rocksteady is working Masvidal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Masvidal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rocksteady slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rocksteady passes Masvidal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocksteady looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
James Rocksteady has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocksteady is trying to control the action in half guard but Masvidal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rocksteady is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Masvidal sees it coming and defends easily.
Masvidal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rocksteady is working away from the top position though.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep. Rocksteady is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nate Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocksteady not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Rocksteady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rocksteady 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Rocksteady!
After winning the bout, James Rocksteady thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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