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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mati Kamaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Crosher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mati Kamaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Crosher!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosher avoids the body shot from Kamaa.
Crosher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crosher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kamaa.
Kamaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crosher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crosher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crosher lands with an overhand left.
Crosher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kamaa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mati Kamaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamaa tries to move into range but Crosher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crosher moves in looking to clinch but Kamaa pushes him off.
Crosher rushes Kamaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crosher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crosher as he avoids it easily.
Kamaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crosher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamaa tries to clinch but Crosher is having none of it.
Kamaa has his takedown stuffed
and Crosher counters with a one-two to the body.
Crosher looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kamaa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kamaa wants to take a breather but Crosher is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamaa 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.
Kamaa trying to mount his opponent but Crosher defends it.
Crosher wants to get back to his feet.
Kamaa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crosher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crosher striking from half guard on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamaa trying to control the action but Crosher is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamaa is thwarting Crosher's attempts to control the position.
Kamaa stops Crosher from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mati Kamaa.
Crosher doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamaa circles away.
Kamaa tries for a takedown but Crosher circles away easily
and Crosher counters with a single leg into guard. Kamaa didn't expect that.
Kamaa is breathing heavily.
Kamaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crosher's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosher trying to strike off his back.
Crosher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kamaa trying to control but Crosher is working from the bottom.
Kamaa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosher trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kamaa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crosher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kamaa somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Crosher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kamaa wants to clinch
and Crosher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kamaa thinking.
Crosher with a nice cross.
Jab from Crosher.
Kamaa shoots in and drives through. Crosher sprawls well.
Crosher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamaa.
Kamaa shoots for a double leg takedown but Crosher sprawls well. He's pushed Kamaa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kamaa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mati Kamaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crosher is looking to clinch but Kamaa is avoiding it.
Kamaa has his takedown stuffed
and Crosher counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crosher shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kamaa's guard.
Kamaa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Crosher working some strikes from top position.
Crosher slips nicely into half guard.
Kamaa won't allow Crosher to pass to mount.
Kamaa trying to control but Crosher postures up.
Crosher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crosher trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamaa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crosher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crosher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kamaa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crosher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crosher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crosher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosher looking to pass the guard.
Crosher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kamaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crosher wants to pass the guard but Kamaa is keeping the position.
Kamaa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crosher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crosher is in close to Kamaa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamaa has momentary wrist control but Crosher slips an elbow through the middle.
Crosher works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kamaa wants to control but Crosher is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Crosher.
Crosher keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crosher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamaa looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Crosher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crosher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kamaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crosher's waist but Crosher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kamaa off to one side.
Crosher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by Kamaa as he checks the leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kamaa enables Crosher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kamaa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crosher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crosher wants to get up but he can't break Kamaa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Matt Crosher has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamaa keeping full guard, as Crosher tries to pass.
Crosher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kamaa has his foot on Crosher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crosher works his way back into a safe position though.
Crosher trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crosher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamaa throws a head kick that misses
and Crosher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kamaa's guard.
Crosher sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamaa wants to control the position but Crosher says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Crosher is trying to work for a kimura but Kamaa is defending well.
Crosher working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosher perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Crosher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kamaa is trying to stand.
Crosher stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kamaa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kamaa wants to stand but Crosher has his arm trapped.
Matt Crosher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crosher is not content to let Kamaa control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosher struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Crosher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crosher 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Crosher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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